Autumn statement: where might Jeremy Hunt spend his windfall?

The chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, at a CBI conference in London on Monday. Photograph: Aaron Chown/PA

Jeremy Hunt could have more money to play with in this week’s autumn statement after a reassessment of the public finances from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). One economic consultancy says a combination of higher growth and lower debt bills could hand the chancellor as much as £25bn in extra firepower, up from £6.5bn in the spring. We look at some of his options.

Income tax/national insurance cut