Newspaper headlines: Hunt's £10bn 'tax cut gamble' and SAS murder probe

The freeze on alcohol duty is to be extended until February next year, according to the Sun

Speculation about the measures Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to include in Wednesday's Budget leads many of the papers.

"Hunt looks to win over voters with £900 tax cut" is the headline in the Times, a reference to an expected 2p reduction in National Insurance. The Daily Express has a similar take, declaring: "Hunt's tax cut gamble will put £900 in workers' pockets."

But the Financial Times says trimming National Insurance for a second time "falls short" of the reduction in income tax that "many Tory MPs had been pushing for". The paper says the lower rate already introduced in January "failed to move the dial politically". The Daily Mail points out the move won't benefit pensioners because they don't pay National Insurance. It quotes a campaign group called Silver Voices, which says pensioners will be "bitterly disappointed" if they miss out again.

"Budget to bring return of austerity" declares the Daily Mirror. It accuses the chancellor of plotting more cuts to the NHS, schools, and council services to pay for his budget. The Guardian highlights similar concerns, saying Mr Hunt is defying the "public services alarm". The paper has spoken to an unnamed Tory insider who said the changes would "require even more unrealistic public service cuts" after the election.

The i focuses on the repercussions for the Labour Party. The paper says shadow ministers fear a "Tory budget trap" and says Labour will be forced to "announce cuts to spending within weeks of taking office" if it wins the next general election.

"Tax cuts spark election talk" is the headline on the front of the Daily Telegraph. It says what Mr Hunt is due to announce has caused speculation that the government could go to the polls as early as May. The paper suggests the expected reduction in National Insurance leaves space for income tax cuts in an election manifesto. But Tory sources point to the prime minister's previous comments signalling a vote in the second half of the year.

The Sun claims the freeze on alcohol duty - which is due to end in August - will be extended until February next year. It's spoken to the Scotch Whisky Trade association, which called the support "good for industry, good for the economy and good for consumers who enjoy a dram".

The Daily Mail reports that military chiefs have recommended murder charges for five SAS soldiers over the death of a suspected jihadist in Syria two years ago. It says the soldiers, who remain on active duty, say the man was planning to carry out a suicide attack before he was killed, but that an investigation concluded they had used excessive force and that he should have been arrested. Sources tell the paper that a primed suicide vest was found nearby but that the suspect was not wearing it at the time. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence says personnel are "held to highest standards" and that any allegations of wrongdoing are "taken seriously".

And the Daily Mirror carries the story of the 71-year-old grandmother who was hoisted into the air when her coat got stuck in a shop security shutter. Anne Hughes was left dangling upside down outside the store in Tonteg, South Wales, until a shopkeeper came to her rescue. Speaking to the Sun, Ms Hughes said her grandchildren had called her to say "Nan, you're famous" after a video of the incident gained millions of views online.

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