Everything You Need To Know About The Spring Statement
A livestreamed special on the Chancellor’s announcements
March 26, 2025
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March 26, 2025
Everything You Need To Know About The Spring Statement
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<p>Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a set of measures aimed at restoring her fiscal headroom.</p><p>Adam and Chris are joined by Faisal Islam and Dharshini David to unpack everything the Chancellor revealed today, including cuts to welfare spending. Plus we dive into the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecast - and their many, many, charts. </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>You can join our Newscast online community here: https://discord.gg/m3YPUGv9</p><p>New episodes released every day. If you're in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https://bit.ly/3ENLcS1</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 Anna Harris, Shiler Mahmoudi and Julia Webster. The technical producer was Rohan Madison. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.</p>
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