As Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivers his mini-budget statement to MPs, here’s the key points:

Mr Kwarteng began his remarks by telling the Commons that energy costs were taking a big toll: “People need to know that help is coming”.

• Household bills to be cut by an expected £1,400 this year with aid from energy price guarantee and £400 grant.

Millions of the most vulnerable households will receive additional payments, taking their total savings this year to £2,200.

• Total cost of energy package, including business support, over next six months estimated at £60bn. It is “entirely appropriate for the government to use our borrowing powers to fund temporary measures to support families and businesses”.

• Independent forecasters expect the government’s energy plan “will reduce peak inflation by around five percentage points”.

• Bank of England independence is “sacrosanct”.

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• Government to set out its fiscal approach more fully in future and the Office for Budget Responsibility will publish an economic and fiscal forecast before the end of the year.

• Will legislate to require trade unions to put pay offers to a member vote so strikes can only be called once negotiations have fully broken down.

• To cut taxes for businesses in designated sites for 10 years to support investment, jobs and growth.

• The cap on bankers’ bonuses is to be lifted as part of efforts to “reaffirm” the UK’s status as a financial services hub.

• Government will “accelerate reforms” to the pension charge cap so it will no longer apply to “well-designed performance fees”.

• A list of infrastructure projects that will be prioritised for acceleration, in sectors like transport, energy and telecoms”.

• Planned rise in corporation tax to 25% next year is cancelled. “We will have the lowest rate of corporation tax in the G20. This will plough almost £19 billion a year back into the economy”, Mr Kwarteng said.

• Introducing VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors.

• Planned duty rises on beer, wine and spirits cancelled

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