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Hello, you're listening to Cheechy, the podcast that gets you up to speed with what you need to know in just 10 minutes.

I'm Sophie Rich minutes. I'm

Sophie Rich. And I'm Wilfrid Frost. It's Wednesday the 26th of November, also known finally as

Budget Day. So we'll talk you through about what's already been announced, what we think

is going to be announced, and then of course give you the context of it all as well.

And hopefully we can explain why everyone keeps saying the word smorgasbord.

Lots to get through on the budget.

We're also going to talk to you about some new plans to tackle the court backdog,

which are seen as very controversial.

I'm going to try and find out why even Kirstama has got in on the 6-7 trend.

So it's Budget Day. We're finally there, Sophie, and we will find out later today what all of the

individual line items in the budget are. The big headline point is that taxes are going up and we just wanted

to start by reminding you what Rachel Reeves said in May last year on the campaign trail before

the election. And Keir and I have been really clear. We want taxes on working people to be lower,

but we need to always account for how we would pay for any promises that we make.

So we've committed to not increase national insurance or income tax. And if the money is available,

of course, as we've said, we would like taxes on working people to be lower.

I think the big question to set this up is, will there be an explicit break of the manifesto pledge? That looks

highly unlikely. But will they still take a lot of political heat for now two years in a row

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