Taxing Times

Newscast

BBC

Politics, News

4.4 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Just how big is the upcoming rise in National Insurance? It may be more than you think. Stephanie Flanders of Bloomberg Economics and Claer Barrett of the Financial Times run through some scary numbers. And despite rumours that Sue Gray’s report into Downing St parties would have been published by now, we’re still waiting. Will it be released next week? Adam, Chris and Laura mull over what the delay is. Today’s Newscast was made by Danny Wittenberg, John Murphy and Sally Abrahams. The assistant editor was Alison Gee.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.0	What's the best su-grave-related joke that you've heard?
0:09.0	Well, I was planning a trip next week to the pub that she used to run.
0:16.0	In Porta Ferry in countdown, because that's where I'm going with any questions next week.
0:20.0	And then the production team on PM,
0:23.0	for whom we were going to do the little trip, set a close down this month.
0:27.0	What a metaphor.
0:28.0	But it made me think, you know, if she kept people waiting as long for a pint,
0:32.0	as she has for this report, then maybe it's no surprise.
0:36.0	You can now get su-grave merch.
0:38.0	The charity shelter is auctioned off this one,
0:41.0	su-grave and the party detectives,
0:43.0	and then you turn right on the other side.
0:45.0	And it's like a tourer t-shirt with the 2020 dates,
0:47.0	15th of May, Garden Party, 20th of May,
0:49.0	bring your own booze, mega bash, etc.
0:51.0	I'm thinking this is-
0:52.0	Well, claims at this stage.
0:54.0	This is quite niche this week,
0:56.0	and very niche within a couple of weeks.
0:58.0	Dare I suggest it.
0:59.0	Except that, except that.
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