Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

The Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his Autumn Statement to the House of Commons today at 12:30

Osborne is expected to announce details of the £20bn National Loan Guarantee Scheme alongside a number of other proposals to benefit small businesses.

The other schemes arer expected to be government-backed investments in SMEs and company IOUs.

The Chancellor’s announcements are expected to be based on figures from the Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR).