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UK finance minister Philip Hammond has been delivering his last budget before Brexit to Parliament. He said the age of austerity was "finally coming to an end". He promised to increase public spending by 1.2% a year for five years from 2020. He also floated the idea of a digital services tax, aimed at bringing in more revenue from technology giants such as Amazon and Facebook: Our regular contributor Roger Bootle shared his views on the government's new spending and tax plans.