Chancellor’s change of heart raises the question of who’s in charge at the Treasury: Hammond,May or the Daily Mail?Not so funny now, is it chancellor? A week to the day since he peppered his debut budget speech with gags to disguise its thinness, or Philip Hammond has just done a screeching U-turn.
There was only one degree of note in the package – an increase in national insurance contributions for the self-employed – and from the moment it was announced the proposal caused a firestorm of criticism. Related: Philip Hammond ditches national insurance rise for self-employed Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com