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Spending Review: Chancellor scraps plans to cut tax credits and police budgets

In a major U-turn, the Chancellor has announced that controversial changes to tax credits are to be scrapped altogether.

The Chancellor also ruled out further cuts in police budgets in England and Wales.

Mr Osborne made the announcements as he delivered the Spending Review and Autumn Statement in the Commons.

Osborne limits free childcare support

Thirty hours of free childcare for families with three- and four-year-olds will only be available to parents working more than 16 hours a week and with incomes of less than £100,000, Osborne has announced.

He said this would help make the changes, which mean £10,000 worth of free childcare, "affordable" for the government.

"We will maintain the free childcare we offer to the most disadvantaged two-year-olds," he added.

"And to support nurseries delivering more free places for parents, we’ll increase the funding for the sector by £300m.

"Taken together that’s a £6bn childcare commitment to the working families of Britain."

Details of the autumn statement on the Guardian.com