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UK to raise tax on some businesses
Amongst a range of spending measures the latest UK budget hikes tax on some businesses.
Amongst a range of spending measures the latest UK budget hikes tax on some businesses. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Sarah Corker gauges how the new measures have been received in the northwest of England, and Roger Bootle, chairman of Capital Economics looks at the UK's finance picture from a global perspective. Also in the programme, continuing a series this week examining how the pandemic has affected people's mental health, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Ed Butler explores why Guyana in South America has one of the highest suicide rates anywhere in the world.
(Picture: Rishi Sunak delivers the UK budget. Picture credit: PA.)
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15:32GMT
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