Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to deliver the autumn 2021 budget in a speech in the House of Commons today.
Although not all details have been revealed ahead of the major speech, some information is already known. There will be benefits for people on the National Living Wage, NHS workers and education, while an end the public sector pay freeze has also already been promised by the chancellor.
Read more: All the announcements made so far on the Autumn Budget and Spending Review
He is expected to strike an upbeat tone as he talks up building a "stronger economy of the future" and signalling a path forward for the UK after the difficulties caused by the pandemic.
How long will the speech go on for?
The budget speech will be delivered from 12.30pm on Wednesday. It is not known exactly how long the speech will go on for, but judging by previous recent speeches it is likely that the speech will last for between one and two hours.
Budget speeches have varied in length over the years. The longest continuous budget speech was delivered by William Ewart Gladstone on April 18, 1853 and lasted 4 hours and 45 minutes. The shortest was given by Benjamin Disraeli in 1867 and lasted 45 minutes.
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