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The Chancellor's Tax and Spending Plans: How will they affect you?

Tax cuts for business and on earnings – and a crackdown on the long-term jobless. The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s economics correspondent Andy Verity takes us through the key announcements.

The Autumn Statement is always a big moment in Britain's economic calendar as it sets out the government's tax and spending plans.

Jeremy Hunt unveiled tax cuts for business and on earnings – and a crackdown on the long-term jobless.

But this is also a big political moment with the announcement of a general election on the horizon.

In this episode of our 5 Questions On podcast the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s economics correspondent Andy Verity takes us through the Chancellor's announcements and the impact these measures will have.

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