Chancellor's Autumn Statement at a glance

Chancellor Philip Hammond's first Autumn Statement includes details of how:
By The Newsroom
Published 23rd Nov 2016, 13:43 BST
Updated 29th Nov 2016, 09:30 BST
Chancellor Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons as he prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday November 23, 2016. See PA story BUDGET Main. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA WireChancellor Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons as he prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday November 23, 2016. See PA story BUDGET Main. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
Chancellor Philip Hammond leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons as he prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday November 23, 2016. See PA story BUDGET Main. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Fuel duty rise will be cancelled, saving car drivers £130 and van drivers £350 a year;

A total of £23bn is to be spent on innovation and infrastructure over five years;

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There are no plans for further welfare savings in this Parliament;

Insurance premium tax will rise from 10 per cent to 12 per cent next June;

Slower economic growth means the Autumn Statement will become the Autumn Budget from next year;

£556m will be awarded to Local Enterprise Partnerships in the North of England;

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The National Living Wage will increase from £7.20 to £7.50 in April next year;

Corporation tax will be reduced to 17 per cent as planned;

Small businesses in rural areas will get a tax break worth up to £2,900 per year through an increase in the Rural Rate Relief.

In the hour after the speech, the value of sterling dipped 0.4 per cent to $1.2371 amid volatile trading.

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