Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her second Budget, laying out a series of tax rises as she aims to fill a black hole in the public finances.

Ms Reeves also announced a series of measures aimed at helping people who are currently struggling with living costs, including a long-expected end to the two-child limit on benefits.

The Chancellor was gazumped in laying out her Budget by the unexpected early publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) analysis of her plans.

Here, the PA news agency looks at the tax rises and cost-of-living measures the Chancellor announced at the Budget on Wednesday.

– Economic growth

The OBR has increased its forecast for economic growth this year from 1% to 1.5% but downgraded its forecasts for the following four years.

Growth has been d

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