Rishi Sunak has delivered his Autumn Budget for 2021, featuring changes to the Universal Credit taper rate, a rise in the minimum wage and an overhaul of the alcohol tax system.
The chancellor of the exchequer promised to deliver a "stronger" economy" as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Sunak was optimistic about the UK's economic future as he hailed a faster bounce back than had previously been expected. READ MORE: LIVE UK Budget 2021: Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers government spending plans - as Kier Starmer tests positive for Covid-19 He said the Office for Budget Responsibility had forecast economic growth to be 6.5 per cent this year - rather than the 4 per cent previously estimated.
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