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Add a total of £11 billion to our defence budget over the next five years, and it will be nearly two and a quarter per cent of gdp by 2025. we were the first european, the first large european country to commit to 2% of gdp for defence, and we will now raise that to 2.5%, as soon as fiscal and economic circumstances allow. and following representations from the equally persuasive minister for veterans�* affairs, i am today also increasing support four our brave ex—service member and women. we will provide a package worth over £30 million to increase the capacity of the office for veteran...

His plans for england. we will introduce 30 hours of free childcare, notjust for three and four—year—olds, but for every single child over the age of nine months. it is a package worth on average £6,500 every year and reduces their childcare costs by nearly 60%. but it will not be fully up and running for two and a half years. in the round, ministers want this to be seen as a steady as you go budget. the declinists are wrong and the optimists are right. we stick to the plan because the plan is working and i commend this statement to the house. in response the opposition parties were scath...

More people into work. there are measures to help those with disabilities and 50— and 60—somethings tempted to retire. now they will be able to save more in a pension, tax—free every year and the chancellor will. .. abolish the lifetime allowance altogether. it is a pension tax reform that will stop over 80% of nhs doctors from receiving a tax charge, incentivise our most experienced and productive workers to stay in work for longer. critics say it will help the already very well off. childcare has become a big political battleground between labour and the conservatives. mr hunt said thi...

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European markets trying to edge higher here. london and paris moving you. european central bank will make a significant monetary policy later today and you heard clare tell us about liz truss, we're waiting on that package worth tens of billions of pounds that will help people pay their sky high energy bills this winter. on wall street, stock index futures down just a tad, but i would call that static here. after the dow rose 435 points after weeks of declines. the s&p posted its biggest single gain in four weeks. 2% rally over at the nasdaq. indices are now on pace to snap their three week lo...