Live Budget 2021 speech updates as Chancellor announces Budget including furlough extension
The Chancellor has already confirmed that the furlough scheme will be extended to the end of September
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to unveil his spring Budget in the Commons this afternoon (March 3).
Mr Sunak is expected to set out a three-point economic plan focused on supporting people through the Covid-19 pandemic, fixing the public finances and building the future economy.
He will vow to do “whatever it takes” to help businesses and people through this “moment of crisis,” according to reports.