Six key points from the Spring Budget as vape duty introduced and NI cut

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The Chancellor says he ultimately wants to end the "unfair" system of workers paying two taxes on their income while people who derive their income from other sources pay only income tax.
57% : National Insurance cutThis is the headline policy from the Budget - and the one with the most widespread effect.
55% : READ MORE: 'Deeply disappointed' Douglas Ross vows to rebel on windfall taxAcknowledging the ongoing impact of the war, the Chancellor said he would extend the tax until 2029, with the aim of raising £1.5 billion.
50% : He will cut National Insurance by two pence in the pound to 8% for employees.
50% : When combined with the autumn reductions, it means 27 million employees will get an average tax cut of £900 a year and two million self-employed a tax cut averaging £650."National Insurance is a UK-wide tax so the impact will be felt by workers in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
45% : Jeremy Hunt announced a raft of measures including promises to cut National Insurance and reform the child benefit regime.
43% : READ MORE: Jeremy Hunt makes changes to 'unfairness' of Child Benefit rulesIt said that this will necessarily mean other areas of public spending will need to come down to meet the 1% target.

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