The move will mean that more than 100,000 miners will receive an extra £29 a week on average

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled £40bn of tax rises on Wednesday, as she used her long-awaited first Budget to launch a scathing attack the previous government’s fiscal record.

Rachel Reeves has announced several measures that will directly affect Scotland.

Director Paul Johnson said the extraordinary package unveiled yesterday had made the state bigger, predicting it would not shrink again.

Former mineworkers are in line for an extra £29 per week following the budget speech from Chancellor Rachel Reeves.