After the Bank of England got out its heavy artillery first thing this morning to support the UK economy through the coronavirus crisis, the new chancellor Rishi Sunak’s maiden Budget at lunchtime saw him add some fireworks of his own.
Unveiling upwards of £600bn of extra spending over the next five years, Mr Sunak signalled the end of austerity with a flourish. Below you will find all our latest reaction to the Budget including the implications for companies in the property, infrastructure and energy sectors as well as savers, pensioners and entrepreneurs.
Green shoots amid billions of road spending
Chancellor opens infrastructure spending taps
Overseas house buyers face 2% tax
Tapered pension allowance and Jisa allowances increase
Entrepreneurs Relief cut by 90 per cent
