The Budget: NHS, Wages and Farms
How are these areas impacted by the Budget?
October 31, 2024
39 min
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October 31, 2024
The Budget: NHS, Wages and Farms
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<p>Today, we look at how the Budget will impact the NHS, businesses and farmers.</p><p>Adam speaks to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting about how the money for the NHS will be spent and when people might feel the benefits of the extra spending. And how will Chancellor Rachel Reeves changes to National Insurance contributions affect some NHS services?</p><p>Simon Jack, business editor, explains how businesses are feeling about the planned changes to National Insurance. And, Adam discusses why farmers are so annoyed about changes to inheritance tax with host of Farming Today Charlotte Smith.</p><p>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere</p><p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.</p><p>Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Miranda Slade with Gemma Roper. The technical producer was Gareth Jones. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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