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The Autumn Budget 2017: All the key points at a glance

The key announcements from Chancellor Philip Hammond - refresh your page to see updates as they happen:

:: Brexit negotiations in "critical" phase. "We are determined to ensure the country is prepared for any possible outcome".

:: Extra £3bn to come for Brexit preparation over next two years.

:: OBR forecasts another 600,000 people in work by 2022.

:: OBR revises GDP growth for 2017 down to 1.5% from 2% and down to 1.4% from 1.6% in 2018.

:: Debt still too high and "need to get it down" - OBR predicts "on track" to meet fiscal rules. Borrowing to fall in every year of the forecast to reach lowest level in 20 years by 22/23. Borrowing forecast to be £49.9bn this year; £8.4bn lower than forecast at the Spring Budget.

:: Industrial Strategy at heart of fairer Britain. National Productivity Investment Fund extended for a further year and expanded to over £31bn to upgrade Britain's economic infrastructure for the 21st Century.

:: Help for technology future by unlocking over £20bn of new investment in UK scale-up businesses, including through a new fund in the British Business Bank, "seeded with £2.5 billion of public money."

:: Future vehicles will be driver-less but electric first. New £400m charging infrastructure fund, invest an extra £100m in Plug-In-Car Grant, and £40m in charging research and development.

:: From April 2018 the first year VED rate for diesel cars that don't meet the latest standards will go up by one band. Emphasises cars only. Money will go to Clean Air Fund.

:: Working with Michael Gove to investigate how the tax system and charges on single-use plastic items can reduce waste and keep plastic out of our seas.

:: Extra £20m to support T-Levels.

:: Working with CBI and TUC on National Retraining Scheme.

:: Northern Powerhouse, the Midlands Engine and elected mayors across the UK supported with a new £1.7bn Transforming Cities Fund.

:: Budget means £2bn more for the Scottish Government, £1.2bn more for the Welsh Government and over £650m for a new Northern Ireland Executive.

:: Help for families and businesses on cost of living: £1.5bn package to remedy concerns on Universal Credit including removing 7-day waiting period applied at the beginning of a claim.

:: From April, National Living Wage will rise 4.4%, from £7.50 an hour to £7.83.

:: From April, personal tax allowance to rise to £11,850 and the higher rate threshold to £46,350

:: New railcard, for those aged 26-30, giving 4.5 million more young people a third off their rail fares.

:: Legislate to increase duty on 'white ciders'. Duties on other ciders, wines, spirits and on beer will be frozen.

:: Tobacco to rise in line with escalator.

:: Fuel duty frozen.

:: NHS "under pressure". Extra £10bn investment in this Parliament to improve resilience and make it fit for future. Makes £2.8bn available to NHS in England with £350m for this winter.

:: Pledge of extra cash to support pay settlement for nurses.

:: Further package to raise £4.8bn by 22/23 through crackdown on tax avoidance and evasion.

:: VAT registration threshold will not be reduced but consultation on design.

:: Small firms to get help on Business Rates costs by bringing forward the planned uprating switch from RPI to CPI by two years, to April 2018.

:: From April 2019, UK will apply income tax to royalties relating to digital retail sales in UK.

:: Grenfell Tower fire: Kensington and Chelsea Council to get further £28m for "mental health services, regeneration support for the surrounding areas and to provide a new community space for Grenfell United community group".

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