Contactless payment limit increased to £100 in budget by Rishi Sunak

Good Morning Britain and Celebrity Catchphrase star Charlotte Hawkins lives in Surrey with her husband Mark Herbert and their six-year-old daughter Ella Rose.The newsreader tends to keep her home life as private as possible, but from the cosy living room to the spacious garden, she has unveiled a handful of areas inside the property since the pandemic began.

Scotland and the whole of the UK" as the country seeks to "recover from the devastating impact of coronavirus".He told how the UK Government had delivered some £13.3 billion of cash to the Scottish Government since the pandemic began a year ago.And he said his Budget, announced earlier this month, would help "support the United Kingdom's recovery".Sunak, speaking at the Scottish Conservative conference, insisted that was a "recovery which Scotland will play an important part in".He told how the

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direct to your inboxAs part of today's new budget announcement, chancellor Rishi Sunak updated the UK on duty tax on both alcohol and fuel.Many people had expected the cost of alcohol and fuel to rise after the Budget.However, Rishi has now announced that all alcohol duties will be frozen - news which will be welcomed by millions of people in the UK.The Chancellor also announced that "the planned increase in fuel duty is also cancelled."Rishi Sunak told MPs: “I can confirm that the planned

Rishi Sunak has outlined his Budget to MPs in the Commons on Wednesday as the government seeks to recover from the huge financial cost of the pandemic.The Chancellor said it has fundamentally altered our way of lives and the Budget was intended to be a three-part plan to protect jobs and livelihoods of British people.The Covid-19 support package amounts to £352 billion of support.He said: "Coronavirus has caused one of the largest, most comprehensive and sustained economic shocks this country

direct to your inboxThe limit on contactless payments is set to rise from £45 to £100.Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who will announce the plans in his 2021 Budget, said the change will boost the retail sector and help protect jobs in the UK.The change will legally come into force from today, but firms will need to make the necessary systems changes before being able to offer customers the higher limit.The UK has been allowed to make the change after leaving the EU, which limits contactless payments to

direct to your inboxRishi Sunak will unveil the 2021 Budget today.The Chancellor will set out the UK government's spending plan in his annual statement. Last night, it was revealed he would be revealing an extension to the furlough scheme until the end of September.

Joe Biden rather than repeat the "failures of the past" ahead of setting out the Budget.Ian Blackford said he fears "more of the same" from the Chancellor after a decade of austerity under Conservative governments.And the SNP Westminster leader insisted the UK should look towards the response of President Biden after the House of Representatives passed a 1.9 trillion dollars Covid relief bill.Blackford said: "I think what the Covid pandemic has shown is the basic inequalities that exist in the

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