LIVE: Follow our Budget 2017 coverage as Chancellor speaks

Chancellor Philip Hammond was today expected to use the Budget to promise to 'invest to secure a bright future for Britain', in a strong signal that he is ready to start bringing down the curtain on the age of austerity.

By The Newsroom

Wednesday, 22nd November 2017, 10:14 am

Updated Tuesday, 12th December 2017, 9:52 am

Chancellor Philip Hammond prepares his 2017 Budget speech in his office in Downing Street

In his keynote statement Mr Hammond was expected to respond to intense pressure for Government spending to boost industrial productivity and ease the housing crisis, as he promises to build “a Britain fit for the future”.

LIVE: Follow our Budget 2017 coverage as Chancellor speaks

Chancellor Philip Hammond was today expected to use the Budget to promise to 'invest to secure a bright future for Britain', in a strong signal that he is ready to start bringing down the curtain on the age of austerity.

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Chancellor Philip Hammond was today expected to use the Budget to promise to 'invest to secure a bright future for Britain', in a strong signal that he is ready to start bringing down the curtain on the age of austerity.