Labour wants to reverse decline – but with a big budget comes a big risk

The government knows cynical voters will need to see tangible change in public services and to feel better off

‘That’s two people we won’t hire now’: bosses react to Reeves’s tax rises

Employers say they will be counting costs of budget amid increases to national insurance contributions

The roughly £9bn unveiled in budget expected to disappear rapidly due to rising costs and years of underinvestment

Chancellor announces changes to employers’ national insurance contributions, inheritance tax, capital gains tax and other duties

Chancellor heeds calls long made on the left for spending to match other European countries with rise of £70bn a year

Labour announces only the second RPI-plus rise since 2013, though stresses it is ‘lowest absolute increase in three years’

Admission made at meeting chaired by Andy Burnham in which rail operator is asked to account for poor performance

Rachel Reeves allocates funds for tunnelling work on high-speed rail link from Old Oak Common to central London

Chancellor announces increases in taxation for businesses and the wealthy, and more money for the NHS and schools

In Labour’s first budget for almost 15 years, Rachel Reeves has unveiled tax rises and promises of investment in public services

Labour chancellor to deliver budget after speculation over tax rises, debt rule changes and promised end to austerity

Rachel Reeves will seek to close £40bn Whitehall spending gap with range of potential measures

Having announced minimum wage boost, chancellor to say she can spare working people from tax rises

While some want Rachel Reeves to raise taxes for the wealthy, others fear the long-term sick could be penalised

Former chancellor accuses Rachel Reeves of politicising Office for Budget Responsibility by release on budget day