All the key moments from Rishi Sunak's #Budget2021 speech 🔽
Rishi Sunak is believed to be the richest man in the House of Commons, thanks to his past career as a banker and his marriage to Akshata Murty

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Underlying debt is forecast to be 85.2 per cent of GDP this year, then 85.4 per cent in 2022-23, before peaking at 85.7 per cent in 2023-24

#Budget2021

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Rishi Sunak says Government will reinstate its commitment to spending 0.7% of GDP on foreign aid

Rishi Sunak said the OBR expects the UK’s recovery to be quicker than pre-Covid levels at the turn of the year

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Department spending is to increase by £150bn

Health spending will increase by £44bn, to over £177bn

Continue to follow all the key moments of the #Budget2021 speech here 🔽

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As already announced pre-Budget, up to 300,000 more families will benefit from an extra £200m investment in the Supporting Families programme

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Investment in housing will total nearly £24bn

➡️ Almost half of the total (£11.5bn) on building new affordable homes
➡️ £11.8bn will go towards working on brownfield land
➡️ £5bn will be spent on removing unsafe cladding from the highest risk buildings

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Schools will get almost £5bn 🏫

➡️ Per pupil funding will be up by around £1,500
➡️ An extra £2bn will be spent on schools catch up
➡️ 30,000 new school places will be created

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Rishi Sunak has unveiled a “radical simplification of alcohol duties"

🍺 Duty rates will be based on the principle that “the stronger the drink, the higher the rate”

🥂 Sparkling wines will see rates slashed

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Rishi Sunak has ditched plans to introduce a 2.84p hike in fuel duty, after record petrol prices exacerbated fears of a cost-of-living crisis this winter.

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The Universal Credit taper rate will be cut by eight per cent

In a significant shake-up to the alcohol duty system, consumers will see lower taxes on prosecco, rose and draught beer and cider.

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Rishi Sunak has lowered the Universal Credit taper rate, in a move that will allow millions of Britons to keep more of the money they earn.

#Budget2021

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The Prime Minister has forced the Chancellor to splash the cash in a way last seen under Blair and Brown

#Budget201

🔴 Analysis from @paulwaugh

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