Closing post
You can keep track of the latest reaction and analysis to the budget here, in our Politics Live blog (where I’m assisting Andy Sparrow).
Here’s our news story on the chancellor’s big day:
And our round-up of the key points:
We’ll be back tomorrow….
Updated
The Budget
As forecast, Hunt did indeed cut national insurance by 2p in the pound, and freeze fuel duty, and delay a rise in alcohol duty.
He also confirmed confirms non-dom tax status will be “abolished”, along with a tax on vaping, the scrapping of the furnished holiday lets regime.
We’re also getting a Brit ISA, to encourage investment in UK assets, while the high income tax charge on child benefit is rising too:
