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chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt has described his autumn budget statement. 27 million workers will see their main national insurance contributions cut from 12% to 10% from january. and a tax break for companies that invest in new equipment will be made permanent, which mr hunt claims is the biggest business tax cut in modern history . also announced the news that from april, universal credit and disability benefits will go up by 6.7 percent. but those on welfare will have to take a work placement within 18 months or risk losing their benefits. the state pension will go up by 8.5% to 221 pounds 20 a week. the minimum wage for those aged 21 and older will go up to 11 pounds 44 an hour. pouring some cold water on all this however, a report out from the uk s independent spending watchdog, the office for budget responsibility. it warns that despite the new cuts, overall tax as a percentage of national income will soon be the highest since the second world war. here s ....

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