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Philip Hammond was, perhaps uncharacteristically, in a very jovial mood. Not known for humour - in public, at least - the chancellor managed to raise a few laughs during his Budget speech.

Here's his best gags, courtesy of the Press Association.

The last Budget to be held on a Monday was in 1962 and Mr Hammond said: "I was six years old, tensions between Russia and the United States were rising and a former foreign secretary turned chancellor delivered a Budget amid Cabinet revolt... I could swear I remember my parents turning to me and saying: 'Philip, one day, that can be you'."

By holding the statement on Monday rather than the usual Wednesday, the chancellor said he avoided a Halloween Budget which could have produced "Hammo House of Horrors" headlines. But "I have not avoided the blood-curdling threats, the anguished wailing, and the strange banging of furniture that's usually associated with Wednesday - I have kindly been invited to a special meeting of the 1922 Committee this evening".

In a display of toilet humour, the chancellor promised that councils can "relieve themselves" with a tax break on public lavatories, although he did not want to get "bogged down" on the subject. It was, he noted, one of the few announcements that had not "leaked".

In a nod to Mr McDonnell's recent accident, suffered tripping over fly-tipped waste, the chancellor promised cash to deal with the issue "although I cannot guarantee that £10m is going to be enough to stop him falling flat on his face in the future".

After announcing plans for a £400m digital services tax, Mr Hammond also managed a quick jibe at Sir Nick Clegg, who has taken a senior role with Facebook, joking that "I am already looking forward to my call from the former leader of the Liberal Democrats".