Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street

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.

These are the tax rises and cost-of-living measures the Chancellor announced at the Budget on Wednesday.

Alcohol and cigarettes

The duty on alcohol will go up in line with the rate of inflation - meani

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