30/10/2018
Some key points from the budget delivered today:
The personal allowance threshold, the rate at which people start paying income tax at 20%, to rise from £11,850 to £12,500 in April - a year earlier than planned
The higher rate income tax threshold, the point at which people start paying tax at 40%, to rise from £46,350 to £50,000 in April
National Living Wage increasing by 4.9%, from £7.83 to £8.21 an hour, from April 2019.
All first-time buyers purchasing shared ownership homes of up to £500,000 to be exempt from stamp duty
And last but not least, Beer, cider and spirits duties to be frozen