Autumn Budget: Britons react to tax rises and service cuts after Jeremy Hunt's announcement

Beleaguered Britons face tax hikes and cuts to services after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's extraordinary emergency Budget unveiled today. Amelia Welford, 24, and Jordan Sykes, 23, are parents to six-month-old Blossom, and have not put the heating on this year due to their sky high energy bills NAME: Amelia Welford and Jordan Sykes AGE: 24 and 23 HOME: Redcar, North Yorkshire JOB: Midwife and waste refuse operative INCOME: Around £50,000-a-year A hard-working young family have spoken of how Mr Hunt's fiscal plan will leave them financially crippled. Essex Council worker Stephen Rowe said he was happy paying more tax 'if it means there's not going to be cuts to our services' NAME: Stephen Rowe AGE: 52 HOME: Chelmsford JOB: Essex Council INCOME: £30,000-a-year Essex Council worker Stephen Rowe said he was happy paying more tax 'if it means there's not going to be cuts to our services'. Extending the freeze on tax thresholds to 2028 will drag all workers deeper in the system, meaning they pay more Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivering his autumn statement to MPs in the House of Commons Everything you need to know about Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement Jeremy Hunt has outlined a package containing 'difficult decisions' that amounts to a 'substantial tax increase' in an autumn statement he said would put the UK on a 'path to stability'. Peter Tiley, landlord of The Salutation Inn, Gloucestershire, said issues like high energy costs meant the outlook for pubs was 'bleak' Gary Murphy, director of the Campaign for Pubs and former landlord of the Ye Olde Mitre Inn, High Barnet, London, said: 'Given what we've seen today, the idea that the Conservative party is the party of small business is quite ludicrous' Dawn Hopkins, landlady of the Rose Inn in Norwich, told MailOnline: 'I feel like we're in a downward spiral that is very difficult to get out of - I've had to put my prices up twice in the last couple of months just to cope with price rises we've had so far' Outlining the other policies she had wanted to be included in today's Budget, Ms Hopkins said: 'I'd like to have seen a cut in VAT for hospitality, not just for food but for alcohol as well.