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Cuts to public services and benefits affect women the most, says Mary-Ann Stephenson, co-director of the Women's Budget Group (which looks at the impact of the Budget on women's finances).

"Women are poorer than men, women are more likely to use public services than men, and when those services disappear women are the ones more likely to have to provide the unpaid care work," she tells Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4.

Black and ethnic minority women are hit "the hardest of all", she says. They are more likely to be poor, and more likely to be in bigger families so will be hit by the cap on child benefit.

Victoria Derbyshire

A panel of guests are telling the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire about their Budget worries.

Pensioner Margaret Dangoor (pictured), who cares for her husband, says she wants to hear about health and social care policy.

But also, for student Toluwa Agboola sitting alongside her, she is concerned about young people affording a place to live.

Though it's never been easy. "It was quite hard," says Margaret. "I've been married 50 years. We didn't get help from our parents. And back then, a woman's salary was not taken into account with mortgage applications.

"We weren't well off; the average middle class couple would be working hard.

"Right through the generations in different ways, most of us have found it hard to get on the housing ladder."

The Chancellor's budget is unlikely to mean much extra spending power for Northern Ireland.

Spending for Northern Ireland is largely determined by the operation of the Barnett Formula.

In crude terms, the formula means that if spending falls or rises on public services in England, it will also change by a proportionate amount in Northern Ireland.

There has been speculation that the chancellor will allocate funds to allow pay increases for some health service staff.

However, the situation in Northern Ireland is complicated by the current lack of devolved government.

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There's only one big event for traders in the City of London today. All eyes will be on Chancellor Philip Hammond when he stands up to deliver his Budget at 12:30pm.

Ahead of that, the UK markets are little moved. The FTSE 100 share index is slightly higher, rising 0.3% to 7,431 points.

The pound is up 0.1% against the dollar, buying $1 and 32.5 cents. Against the euro, sterling has edged 0.1% lower to €1 and 12.6 cents.

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BBC Business Editor

What are businesses looking for in the Budget?

"Can he inoculate the business community against the uncertainty about Brexit? No," BBC business editor Simon Jack says on the Today Programme.

"For millions of small businesses, business rates mean more than Brexit."

Companies would like to see the tax - which is charged on the value of their property - frozen, or at least linked to the lower CPI measure of inflation, he says.

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The Today business team has been speaking to business leaders this morning at the Grand Central shopping centre in Birmingham.

Andy Street, the first mayor of the West Midlands (pictured right), and formerly of John Lewis, told Dominic O'Connell about his hopes for a cash boost in today's Budget.

A devolution deal in 2015 gave regions money to invest in their own infrastructure. "We're hoping a second devolution deal will be announced today," says Mr Street.

The chancellor already announced £250m for the region's metro system on Monday. Mr Street also wants help for the West Midlands to support "the new industries of the future".

"Our competition is not Manchester or London," he says. It's competing with other big export cities like Berlin or Boston.

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Families have been explaining their Budget concerns to BBC Breakfast.

Retired teacher Susan feels massive amounts of investment are needed for roads and rail transport.

Her family point out HS2 might go some of the way to linking Leeds and Manchester with London but the "true North", Darlington for example, is still left behind.

Her heavily-pregnant daughter Nicola says the local hospital's maternity wing is closing.

Susan adds: "If we need a hospital, we have to travel 20 miles. We would never have envisaged a time when a town the size of Darlington would lose theirs."

Simon Jack
BBC Business Editor

If the chancellor is going to fix the UK's productivity problem, he needs companies to help him out, BBC business editor Simon Jack tells the Today Programme.

A downgrade is expected in the UK's productivity - the ability of the economy to create wealth - in today's Budget.

"It's not actually the government's job to make companies more productive," Simon says. "It's the companies themselves, so businesses will be saying 'Give me a reason to do some of your work for me.'"