Rishi Sunak should come back with an emergency budget to get families through the cost of living crisis, trade unionists have demanded.
15.03.2022 - 15:35 / nme.com
has written to the Chancellor ahead of the mini-Budget in a bid to get the tax hike scrapped.“The planned hike in VAT could not come at a worse time for millions of music fans and the live music industry, which was shut down for almost two years due to the pandemic,” he wrote.“Pushing up VAT to 20 per cent would be hugely damaging for the music industry and leave music fans facing a cost of gigging crisis. The rise would come at a time when we are rebuilding post-COVID-19, with hundreds of concerts planned over the next few months.”He continued, addressing Sunak: “We would urge the Chancellor to give people who already face rising prices and grim headlines every day a little lift by ditching the ticket tax and abandoning the VAT hike.
Rishi Sunak should come back with an emergency budget to get families through the cost of living crisis, trade unionists have demanded.
Will Smith.The Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested in a new interview that he can relate to Smith, who assaulted Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday (March 27) for a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, because he has felt similar defensive emotions recently.Labour said last week that Sunak has “very serious questions to answer” over his wife Akshata Murty’s shares in Infosys, a firm co-founded by her father, that operates in Russia.Sunak has said that he has “nothing to do” with the company, and previously encouraged UK firms to sever ties with Russia to punish Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.Sunak told the BBC’s Newscast podcast: “I think it’s totally fine for people to take shots at me. It’s fair game.
Variety reported.TickPick also said that from Sunday night through Monday the company sold more tickets to the comedian’s tour than they did all of the past month.Rock will make stops in major cities across the US, including New York, Chicago and Las Vegas.
Rishi Sunak faced criticism for being "out of touch" with the UK population after it came to light that he owns four cars - rather than the modest family car he claims to drive.
A lot has happened since we all went to sleep here in the UK regarding the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock.
Will Smith was nearly absent from accepting his Academy Award for best actor on Sunday because according to insiders at the 2022 Oscars, the organization strongly considered removing Smith from the Dolby Theatre after he publicly smacked Chris Rock on stage. "Having Will removed was definitely discussed seriously," a showbiz insider relayed to People magazine.
safety in New York City’s transit system to care about Will Smith smacking Chris Rock — or to weigh in on Kyrie Irving slapping around COVID-19 vaccine mandates.During an unrelated press conference, Adams was asked for his thoughts on the scene-stealing moment of Sunday’s 94th Academy Awards when Smith, who later won the Oscar for Best Actor, slapped Rock in the face while on stage in retaliation for the comedian’s “G.I. Jane” joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.“I was in the subway station last night.
Jaden Smith is reacting to his dad Will Smith‘s eventual night at the 2022 Oscars.
Rishi Sunak's wife has a £490 million stake in a company which is still operating in Moscow and has links to a major Russian bank.
Boris Johnson has admitted the government needs "to do more" to tackle the growing cost of living crisis plaguing the UK.
Rishi Sunak made an appearance on Good Morning Britain on Thursday morning following the criticism of his spring statement. After the ITV show interviewed a couple who are struggling with the soaring costs amid the cost of living crisis, the Chancellor was hit with questions from presenters Ben Shephard and Ranvir Singh.
coronavirus pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and to ease the current cost of living crisis in the UK.In a statement following the announcement, the Music Venue Trust said that it “warmly welcomes the Business Rates discount, which will maintain the 50 per cent Business Rates for grassroots music venues that the government announced pre-pandemic.”It continued: “However, with no action for businesses on energy bills, or NI liability, or VAT or any support for the sector to recover from the crisis, the outcome of the budget is that none of the extraordinary financial pressures being placed on venues have been mitigated or alleviated.“This budget has failed to respond to inflationary increases from rent, supplies, & services running in excess of 20% across the sector.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is due to make a major announcement today which will affect the finances of every citizen and household in the UK. Rishi Sunak 's spring statement will reportedly be set to slash fuel duty as Boris Johnson begins to pursue long-term measures to guard against future energy bill pressures.
Rishi Sunak has slapped down the Prime Minister for comparing Ukraine's fight against war crimes to Brits voting for Brexit.
Rishi Sunak has been mocked for an “insulting” two minute, sixteen second speech to the Scottish Tory party conference.