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Year-to-date borrowing falls to 17-year low following bumper receipts
Public borrowing likely to be £50bn higher than if Britain remained in EU
Doctors cut their hours or take early retirement because of curbs on tax breaks
Cabinet Office report says government’s ‘core estate’ reduced by third in 8 years
An accountancy change sheds light on a system lacking clear strategy
Debts deemed unlikely to be repaid will be counted as government spending under new rules
Government’s fiscal watchdog blames data revisions and other factors beyond its control
Offloading assets to private investors for an illusory short-term gain stores up trouble
Surge in spending and a slowdown in growth of tax receipts hits finances
Watchdog questions whether finalisation of a Brexit deal will bring any fiscal upside
Chancellor spending all of windfall, warns think tank
Extra funding for NHS is ‘number one priority’
Surprise public finance boost sends Philip Hammond on a crowd-pleasing spree
Tax as a share of GDP will increase as chancellor increases NHS funding
Independent body cuts 2018 growth outlook after slowdown since March
This Budget is the largest discretionary fiscal loosening since the OBR’s creation in 2010
Chancellor says era of austerity ‘coming to end’ — but issues Brexit warning
Outside the EU, Britain’s prosperity depends on global opportunities and fiscal restraint
In a holding-pattern Budget, chancellor makes clear that extra money depends on EU deal
The UK’s deficit has stabilised but the debt burden remains dangerously high
Full text of Philip Hammond’s speech and Treasury documents
Funding public services and managing expectations is one of our greatest challenges
Chancellor Philip Hammond is preparing his final set-piece event before Brexit
There is political consensus to loosen the purse strings. But can Britain afford it?
