内容摘要：She added that the decision to cut the winter fuel payment was "not a decision this government wanted or expected to take".

She added that the decision to cut the winter fuel payment was "not a decision this government wanted or expected to take".

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2020/2021: £250,000-£254,999The BCC said confidence had fallen, with 49% of firms expecting sales to increase over the next year. The business group said this was the lowest level since the aftermath of the mini-budget in late 2022.

"The worrying reverberations of the Budget are clear to see in our survey data," Ms Haviland said."Businesses confidence has slumped in a pressure cooker of rising costs and taxes."

A Treasury spokesperson said: "We delivered a once-in-a-parliament Budget to wipe the slate clean and deliver the stability businesses so desperately need."We have ensured more than half of employers will either see a cut or no change in their National Insurance bills.