This is the full text of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement delivered to MPs in the House of Commons today (22 November 2023) at approx 12.35 pm. Financial Planning Today has added section headings to make it easier to navigate:

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is to cut Employees’ National Insurance by two percentage points from 6 January, a move that will save employees hundreds of pounds a year.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced that the Government will abolish the “Class 2” National Insurance charge for self-employed people earning over £12,570 a year.

Investment and SIPP platform AJ Bell has called on the Chancellor to double the personal savings allowance in his Autumn Budget.