Full-time workers in Bracknell Forest earned more than the average Brit, new figures show.

The Office for National Statistics revealed that full-time employees in Bracknell Forest earned £41,963 annually as of April, a 9.5 per cent rise from the previous year.

This is significantly higher than the average full-time salary across Great Britain, which stood at £37,521.

In the South East, the average wage was £40,339.

The figures were released as Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled her first Budget this week, raising taxes to a historic level, increasing borrowing, and boosting spending to stimulate growth and repair public services.

Ms Reeves vowed to 'protect workers' and did not raise national insurance, VAT, or income tax for employees.

However, she admitted the Budget might result in smaller pay rises for workers.

The Chancellor told the BBC: "I said that it will have consequences.

"It will mean that businesses will have to absorb some of this through profits, and it is likely to mean that wage increases might be slightly less than they otherwise would have been."

James Smith, research director at the Resolution Foundation economic think tank, said: "This is definitely a tax on working people, let’s be very clear about that.

"Even if it doesn’t show up in pay packets from day one, it will eventually feed through to lower wages."