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Join Simon for a round-up of all our coverage of Philip Hammond's first Spring Budget. Chancellor Philip Hammond rose to the dispatch box at approximately 12:35 today and ended promptly at 1:30. In his speech, he announced a string of measures to help companies deal with changes to business rates - including a 1,000 pound discount for most pubs. However higher-paid self-employed people will face rising National Insurance payments.

Simon Rose gets analysis and reaction from some of the finest minds in the country on the Chancellor's Spring Budget. Former Monetary Policy Committee member at the Bank of England and currently Senior Adviser at PWC, Andrew Sentance, Tim Evans, Professor of Business & Political Economy, Middlesex University London - a.k.a. the Morecambe and Wise of business, money and finance - and Share Radio’s Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher rummage through the details of the speech and explain what it all means for you.

Donald Trump recently made his first address to Congress, laying out his agenda for America. On this week's Magazine Review, our guests Billy Bambrough, Editor at Verdict.co.uk, and Mark Atherton, Investment Editor at the Times, tackled the President's plan to declutter the US regulatory landscape. Share Radio's Alex Clark reports.

Despite some moves in the "right direction", the UK's economic problems, from social care to productivity, weren't addressed in this budget - that's according to Jack Dromey, Labour MP and Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Minister. For more on Labour's view on the budget, he joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.

What did the Liberal Democrats make of Hammond's first Budget? Ed was joined by Baroness Susan Kramer, Liberal Democrat's spokesperson for the Treasury

Listen at Share Radio Podcasts the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond Budget's speech in full

As national insurance contributions from the self-employed are set to rise following today's budget, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher spoke to Andy Chamberlain, deputy director of policy at The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed for more on its impact.

Megan French talks about how to claim PPI, Rising car insurance prices and of course, the best deals of the week.

New data suggests more women are getting involved in online investing. 42% of female investors use digital platforms. Investment platform SyndicateRoom has also found that women are twice as likely as men to be dissatisfied with traditional brokers. Share Radio's James Brydges spoke to Gonçalo de Vasconcelos, CEO and Co-founder of SyndicateRoom

Giving to charity has become increasingly easy with a growing range of different ways to donate and raise money. There's also a number of tips and tricks to make your money for further for your chosen charity as well as trimming your own tax bill. So find out everything you need to know about donating Share Radio's Tom Hill spoke to financial journalist Faith Archer.