The main measures and forecasts as outlined by the Chancellor George Osborne in his Autumn Statement:
ECONOMY
:: Aim is "To fix the roof while the sun is shining" rather than spend beyond our means.
:: "We will not let up in dealing with our country's debts."
:: OBR expects national debt to be 75.5% of GDP this year, £18bn lower than forecast.
:: OBR says 2013/14 borrowing forecast is revised down to £111bn - £9bn less than expected.
:: OBR forecasts underlying measure of deficit revised down to 6.8% this year, no deficit by 2018/19.
:: OBR forecasts 7.6% jobless rate in 2013, falling to 7% in 2015.
:: Doubling export finance capacity to £50bn.
:: Britain is currently growing faster than any other major world economy.
:: OBR GDP growth forecast for 2014 rises to 2.2% from 1.8%.
:: Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) more than doubles forecast for GDP growth in 2013 to 1.4% from 0.6%.
:: Pays tribute to "the sacrifice and endeavour of the British people."
:: "Britain's economic plan is working but the job is not done."
TAX
:: New £1,000 transferable tax allowance for married couples from April. Allowance to be uprated.
:: Levy on bank balance sheets to rise to 0.156% - to raise £2.7bn in 2014/15.
:: Capital Gains Tax to be paid by foreign sellers of UK homes from April 2015.
:: Tax and fraud measures to raise £9bn over five years.
WELFARE
:: Increase in state pension age to 68 in mid 2030s and 69 in late 2040s.
:: State Pension to rise by £2.95 a week from April.
JOBS
:: To promote youth employment, National Insurance contributions removed for workers aged under 21.
TRANSPORT
:: Plans to increase train fares by 1% above inflation from January cancelled, so they go up in line with inflation.
:: Fuel Duty rise cancelled for next year.
ENERGY
:: Green levies on energy bills rolled back by average £50 per household.
BUSINESS
:: To help improve shop vacancy rates in town centres, discount in business rates for small retailers in England.
:: Extending small business rate relief. Rate rises capped at 2% from April.
EDUCATION
:: 30,000 more student places next year with cap abolished in 2015 - Higher education investment funded by sale of old student loan book.
:: 18 to 21-year olds required to undertake training or lose benefits.
:: Free school meals for all children in reception, year one and year two.
HOUSING MARKET
:: OBR forecasts house prices 3.1% lower in 2018 than 2007 peak.
:: Bank of England has power to take action to ensure a functioning, stable housing market.
:: £1bn of loans to unlock large housing developments outside London.
SPENDING
:: £100m more of Libor fines to be made available to Armed Forces and emergency service charities.
:: Government's contingency reserve reduced by £1bn this year and departmental budgets by similar amount in the next two years, saving £3bn - NHS, schools and security services exempted.
:: Whitehall spending cut by £1bn over next two years.
:: To cap total welfare spending from next year though state pension excluded.
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