Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to unveil Budget with plans for childcare and energy support Watch live as we explain what it means for you
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is delivering his Budget in the Commons and explaining how he plans to boost the UK's economic growth
He says the UK will avoid a technical recession this year, according to Office for Budget Responsibility forecastsMoves on childcare and pensions have been widely trailed as the government seeks to get more people in work In particular, free childcare of 30 hours a week for working parents is expected to be expanded to cover one and two-year-oldsLabour's shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Conservatives have overseen "13 years of economic mismanagement" which has left the UK lagging behind its peers
The UK is the only G7 economy which is still smaller than it was before the Covid pandemic, even after growing 4% last year
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