Newscast – The Rachel Reeves “fun” tax cuts

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Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a series of measures designed to reduce costs for families during the summer holidays. Ticket prices for families at various attractions such as theme parks, zoos and museums will be cheaper during the summer holidays with VAT reduced, the chancellor said. However, the government has not announced any major support package targeting energy costs. And on Thursday, it was announced that UK immigration had fallen to 171,00, almost half of the 2024 figure. Adam, Chris, Joe Pike and Helen Miller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies discuss. Now you can listen to Newscast on smart speaker. If you want to listen, say “Ask BBC Voice to play a news broadcast”. Works on most modern speakers. Join our Newscast online community here https://bbc.in/newscastdiscord by emailing newscast@bbc.co.uk or WhatsApp us on +44 0330 123 9480. New episodes are released daily. If you’re in the UK, for more BBC news and current affairs podcasts, listen to BBC Sounds: https://bbc.in/4guXgXd Newscast brings you daily analysis of the BBC’s current political news. The presenter was Adam Fleming. Produced by Jack McLaren with Schiller Mahmoudi. The social producer was James Westgate. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The news editor is Sam Bonham.

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