Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and shadow chancellor Ed Balls.
As the chancellor is delivering his annual Autumn Statement this morning, follow the EDP's live coverage here.
In tomorrow's EDP there will be full coverage of the event, complete with graphics, analysis from accountants M+A Partners, and a forward look to how the key points of the statement will affect us all in the year ahead.
• For twitter users, follow @EDP24 and @edpbusiness for our tweets as the morning unfolds.
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