- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Dan BloomRT @estwebber: Unanswered questions from the Budget on defence spend... ... not just how we get to 3% in 2030, but how Treasury finds £4.7bn to plug gaps in DIP, which *was* expected in this Budget HMT says "reprioritising capital budgets" which does not move us on from when DIP was published040109
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Borrowing HIGHER than previously projected in every year to 2029/30 However, GDP growth forecasts are UP compared to the last projection in every year from 2027 onwards2153.3K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Posts @danbloom1GDP growth (forecast as of March 2026 in brackets) 2026: 1.2% (1.1%) 2027: 1.0% (1.6%) 2028: 1.6% (1.6%) 2029: 1.8% (1.5%) 2030: 1.7% (1.5%) 2031: 1.6%1121.4K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Posts @danbloom1Sorry for misprint here - obviously DOWN significantly in 2027, up only from 2029! Mea culpa!!001715
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1£7bn in net tax rises in the last year of the forecast compared to £26bn in the last budget under Rachel Reeves0283K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1May be wrong but I think that might be the first time John Healey has said — as CX — that defence spending will hit 3% in 2030 He says spending review will have details of hitting "3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035, with a target date for 3% in 2030" Burnham said similar this week0292.6K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Blink and you'll miss this £4.7 billion from John Healey in his budget speech "I am fully funding the defence investment plan, including through capital reprioritisation across Whitehall." Look at the fine print when it comes55207.9K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Posts @danbloom1Healey comes back to defense: says Zelenskyy said “you’ve made my day” re budget commitments for Ukraine. Healey: “£10 billion of additional economic and military support, based on loans, export finance guarantees, and half a million in urgent military funding for this winter.”2051.2K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Healey promises Jam Tomorrow "I decided on an early budget to give the country a bit of breathing space and to provide stability and direction in the face of speculation. We'll continue to map out that direction for Britain through the PM's 10-year plan and the spending review"0071.5K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Bakerloo Line extension klaxon. The people of south east London (aka me) rejoice... #declaringaninterest6811320K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Some key — but temporary — announcements in today’s budget — £100 direct energy payment for households in council tax bands A-D this winter — 3% more on the bank surcharge, but only for 15 months — Fuel duty cut and VAT cut on energy bills both extended to July 202701115.6K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1NEW: Andy Burnham has now written to his ministers telling them it would "not be appropriate" to "opine" on the likely outcome of the Brexit process or "advocate for specific options"54155.1K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Tories in howls of laughter as John Healey says last week "my right honorable friend the energy secretary opposed ... uh, approved" the Jackdaw gas field16353.3K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1NEW: No10 says Andy Burnham has told his Cabinet that he will shortly be writing to them about the UK's relationship with the EU0152K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1⬇️Dan Bloom @danbloom1New in Playbook: The Treasury is looking at announcing the removal of the standing charge on domestic gas bills in next week's budget. Comes after Andy Burnham's words at PMQs PM said Healey would update MPs at the "earliest opportunity". The next chance is next Wednesday.0121.5K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1New in Playbook: The Treasury is looking at announcing the removal of the standing charge on domestic gas bills in next week's budget. Comes after Andy Burnham's words at PMQs PM said Healey would update MPs at the "earliest opportunity". The next chance is next Wednesday.2274.2K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Budget Playbook is OUT NOW via @9andrewmcdonald @meganmcelr0y and a last-minute Treasury press release on removing standing charges from gas bills. Devil is in the detail there...2244.9K
- Dan Bloom@danbloom1There was so much unhappiness with the layout of the building. We captured some of it hereBBC News (UK) @BBCNewsKeir Starmer's government discussed moving out of 10 Downing Street021817.6K
Keir Starmer's government discussed moving out of 10 Downing Street5137235220K- Dan Bloom@danbloom1Interesting read of mood on the Labour benches by @NoahKeate & @isabel__loubser Main takeaway is that Labour MPs are happier — because they're allowed to disagree, not just "sit around like nodding dogs" Will that change as the govt has to commit to more stuff: e.g. on Brexit?103175.5K
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