BBCNEWS BBC News Special November 22, 2017
The nhs in england will receive an extra £2. 8 billion by 2020 with £350 million provided immediately to allow trusts to plan for the winter. The tax on tobacco continues to rise but theres a freeze on wine, cider and spirits and the fuel duty rise for both petrol and diesel is cancelled. Good afternoon from westminster where the chancellor, Philip Hammond, has delivered a budget which he said would make the uk fit for the future as an outward looking, free trading nation once it leaves the european union. But he had to announce dramatically downgraded growth forecasts for next five years fr...