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- Philip Hammond will deliver the the budget at 12.30pm.
- Prime Minister Theresa May has promised a budget to make Britain "fit for the future".
- He is expected to announce moves to boost house-building and invest in infrastructure in a strong signal that he is ready to start bringing down the curtain on the age of austerity.
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