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UK to raise tax on some businesses

Amongst a range of spending measures the latest UK budget hikes tax on some businesses.

Amongst a range of spending measures the latest UK budget hikes tax on some businesses. The BBC's Sarah Corker gauges how the new measures have been received in the northwest of England, and Roger Bootle, chairman of Capital Economics looks at the UK's finance picture from a global perspective. Also in the programme, continuing a series this week examining how the pandemic has affected people's mental health, the BBC's Ed Butler explores why Guyana in South America has one of the highest suicide rates anywhere in the world.

(Picture: Rishi Sunak delivers the UK budget. Picture credit: PA.)

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  • Wed 3 Mar 202115:32GMT