What to look out for in Philip Hammond’s budget speech

How will the chancellor try to improve British productivity and tackle pressures over public services and welfare?

This is Philip Hammond's first budget statement since the general election in June and the third since he became chancellor last year.

In March he was cheered by his backbenchers after the UK avoided the recession predicted by many analysts following the Brexit vote last year. Employment was climbing and measures of consumer and business confidence, which plummeted after the referendum, had bounced back.