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RT @BBCr4today: "In the end, it is stronger growth in the British economy that will help lift this country." As the Office for Budget Responsibility calls the outlook for living standards 'pretty grim', Chancellor John Healey insists his budget will boost the economy.

RT @BBCr4today: "There will be a reduction in the benefits bill... It is simply not good for Britain." Chancellor John Healey insists he will cut welfare spending before the next election, as Kemi Badenoch claimed the benefits bill was rising 'because this government has put welfare first'.

RT @BBCBreakfast: 'That will be a £76 billion stealth tax rise on the British people' On #BBCBreakfast Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey criticised the Chancellor for freezing income tax thresholds, which will stay at current levels until April 2031 as planned

RT @BBCBreakfast: 'People still at the end of this Winter will be feeling worse off because the overall rise underlying that is just so big' Helen Miller from the Institute for Fiscal Studies spoke to #BBCBreakfast about the one-off £100 payment for up to 20 million households in council tax bands A-D in England to help deal with rising energy bills, with equivalent funding for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

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Here’s what you need to know after John Healey delivered his first Budget

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour is creating a lost generation, saying one million people wake up "with nothing to do and nowhere to go" Follow live:

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticises chancellor John Healey for not committing to spending 3% of GDP on defence in the Budget after Healey suggested the figure when he resigned as defence secretary Follow live:

"People in the country listening to his Budget will be thinking, 'is that it?'" Kemi Badenoch says "This Budget does not come close to meeting the moment," the opposition leader adds Follow live:

Chancellor John Healey announces the first time buyer ISA will replace the lifetime ISA, saying "if the home you want costs more than the limit, you will get back at least what you put in" Follow live:

John Healey says he will set out how he will meet the UK's Nato commitment to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035 in next year's spending review Healey also announces the launch of a “new innovative defence finance taskforce” Follow live:

Chancellor John Healey says he will cut business rates to zero for 70,000 businesses by raising the threshold for those who have to pay it from premises with a rateable value of £12,000 to £18,000 Follow live:

Chancellor John Healey announces increasing both the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage by 3.9% "for 2.3 million of our lowest paid workers" Follow live:

Chancellor John Healey announces that 20 million households on council tax bands A-D will receive a £100 payment this winter to "deal with rising energy bills" Follow live:

Chancellor John Healey says his Budget is for "the working people of Britain, for British businesses big and small" He says it will give Britain "some breathing space on cost of living and cost of business" Follow live:

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