Budget 2017 - live coverage

British Chancellor Philip Hammond is expected to deliver an upbeat assessment of economic prospects after Brexit in his first Budget, despite admitting that more austerity is in the pipeline as he battles to get the deficit down.

The Budget in depth

[ The cost of BrexitOpens in new window ]

Forecasts for the British economy

The pound's rough ride since 2016

How the economy has changed since the last Budget

NIE Networks recorded £91.5m pre-tax profit in 2023, despite its wage bill soaring by £13m

Nestle sales slow after Nescafe maker raises prices around the world

How chancellors throught the years have fared

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell called on Mr Hammond to make the Budget "a break from the past, and not a continuation of the same failed economic policies of the last seven years".

He urged the Chancellor to increase spending on the NHS and social care, and to rule out a move to World Trade Organisation tariffs after Brexit.

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Analysis: The Budget and Brexit

Analysis: Current forecasts for the British economy

Analysis: Currency

Analysis: The difference a year makes

Analysis: Budgets through the years

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