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Change is needed to help half a million younger people with Lifetime ISAs as many risk lock-out and £1,000+ in fines to get their money back.
22 January 2023
The new Chancellor makes an emergency fiscal statement to calm the financial markets
New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reversed a host of tax reforms and scaled back energy help previously announced in September's mini-budget in an effort to reassure markets and ease financial turmoil that has triggered a spike in mortgage rates. Here's what the shake-up means for you.
17 October 2022
Watch Martin Lewis's Q&A with Rishi Sunak
Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis interview the Chancellor of the Exchequer below. In the video, Martin puts his own, MSE users' and Martin's social media followers' questions to Rishi Sunak following today's announcement of a new cost of living support package.
27 June 2022
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Homebuyers won't pay stamp duty on the first £500,000 of a property's purchase price, in a temporary measure announced by the Chancellor today. 
7 July 2020
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The Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to make a major economic statement today - with big news on stamp duty, tax changes and more likely.
7 July 2020
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Sanitary products will be made available for free in secondary schools and colleges in England, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced.
13 March 2019
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The new Tax-Free Childcare scheme which gives eligible families an extra 20% towards childcare costs will launch in April, the Chancellor announced today. But with just one month to go, details about how it will work are still sketchy.
8 March 2017
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Fuel duty will remain frozen until April 2018, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced.
23 November 2016
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The Government's Help to Buy mortgage guarantee scheme - part of its flagship programme to boost home ownership – will close to new mortgages on 31 December 2016, it was announced today.
29 September 2016
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First-time buyers will be able to get a Government bonus towards a first home in time to bolster their deposit when they exchange contracts under the new Lifetime ISA (LISA) scheme, which begins next year.
15 September 2016

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