All eyes will be on Philip Hammond next week as the Chancellor is set to give his last Budget before Brexit.
It will mark exactly five months before the UK leaves the EU and will be watched even more closely than usual after Theresa May promised to loosen the purse-strings after a strict period of austerity.
When is the Budget?
It is the first Monday budget since 1962 and will take place on October 29 and start at 3.30pm.
It is later than the usual time as Parliamentary business starts later on Monday to give MPs time to travel to London from their constituencies.
Isn't the Budget meant to be on a Wednesday?
Usually, yes. But this is the first time in years it won't be delivered on a Wednesday.
The assumption at Westminster is that the Chancellor took a look at the calendar, saw the date would be October 31 and decided not to give newspapers the opportunity to greet a Hallowe'en Budget with headlines about a "Hammond Horrow" or a "Nightmare on Downing Street".
Where can I following the Budget?
The Standard will be covering the entire Budget live.
