Chancellor to lay the building blocks of a post-Brexit Britain

The Chancellor is expected to give an upbeat assessment of the future of the British economy on Wednesday, offering a positive backdrop to his first Budget ahead of the start of new chapter for the country outside of the EU.

He will say that a strong economy is built on resilience, so the Government will continue reducing the deficit, not shirking the difficult decisions on tax and spending, while still investing in Britain’s future. He will go on to say he knows that many are still feeling the pinch, almost 10 years on from the financial crash and that the Government will do everything it can to help ordinary working families to get on.

He will say that in building the foundations of a stronger, fairer, better Britain, outside the EU – the Government understands the concerns of those who worry about their children’s ability to access the opportunities they themselves enjoyed, in our rapidly changing economy.

He will say that that this government will tackle this challenge head on by investing in young people’s ability to go to a good school, get good qualifications and get the right skills, equipping them for the jobs of tomorrow so they have real economic security‎.