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| Budget 2017 live: Chancellor breaks Tory manifesto pledge with tax rises | Budget 2017 live: Chancellor breaks Tory manifesto pledge with tax rises |
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| Welcome to The Independent’s liveblog with all the latest lines and reaction from the Chancellor's 2017 Budget. | Welcome to The Independent’s liveblog with all the latest lines and reaction from the Chancellor's 2017 Budget. |
| Philip Hammond broke a Conservative manifesto pledge not to raise National Insurance contributions. | Philip Hammond broke a Conservative manifesto pledge not to raise National Insurance contributions. |
| He also announced £2bn over three years for social care, cut growth forecasts from next year and introduced a sugar tax. | He also announced £2bn over three years for social care, cut growth forecasts from next year and introduced a sugar tax. |
| He cracked a string of jokes throughout the speech - but not everyone was amused. | He cracked a string of jokes throughout the speech - but not everyone was amused. |