Daily Express

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Public spending to grow by 1.2% above inflation for next five years, totalling £100billion

Britain’s jobs miracle to continue with an extra 800,000 people forecast to be in employment by 2022

Income tax personal allowance will increase by a further £650 in April to £12,500

The 40% higher rate threshold for income tax will increase from £46,350 to £50,000 in April

Fuel duty frozen for a ninth year in a row, saving the average motorist £1,000 since 2010

Social care budget for local authoritie­s increased by a further £650million next year

A packet of 20 cigarettes will go up by 33p. A packet of 10 cigars will increase by 17p

National living wage will increase from £7.33 to £8.21 from next April, benefittin­g 2.4million workers with an annual pay rise of £690

A 2% digital services tax on profits of online giants including Google, Facebook and eBay from 2020.

Allowances under universal credit increased by £1.7billion. Working parents and people with disabiliti­es will be £630 a year better off

A £28.8billion National Roads Fund paid for from road tax receipts including more than £25billion for motorways, trunk roads and A roads

Councils will receive £420million to fix potholes on roads and renew bridges

Duty on beer, cider and spirits frozen. Wine duty rises with inflation

£400million extra for schools, providing £10,000 for the average primary school and £50,000 for a secondary school

An extra £500million for Whitehall preparatio­ns for a no-deal Brexit

£19million for commemorat­ing the centenary of the First World War Armistice

A commemorat­ive 50p Brexit coin will be launched in spring

PUBLIC lavatories will receive 100% business rates relief

Remote Gaming Duty to increase to 21% for online gambling on “games of chance” from 2019

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