Faisal Islam
Of zombie budgets and mortgage subsidies
The chancellor’s plans to boost the housing market are “well down the list of Britain’s economic to-do list, and arguably well up the not-to-do list”.
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Budget cuts and flooding put vital defences at risk – MPs
Sweeping budget cuts could affect the Environment Department’s ability to respond to emergencies such as the current flooding, MPs warn.
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Ireland breathes ‘sigh of relief’ after 2014 budget
Ireland’s seventh austerity budget set out 2.5bn euros of cuts and taxes, including cuts to benefits for under 25s. But our Austerity Kid in Dublin says many are just relieved it wasn’t worse.
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‘Hunt has lost control of the NHS budget’
Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, on the NHS pay freeze and his record in government.
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#c4newspopup: Edinburgh trams over-budget and off the rails
Plans to build a new tram network in the Scottish capital have so far delivered nothing but a vast concrete jungle, which is irking people in Edinburgh.
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Cheap as chips? EasyJet sets up budget supermarket chain
From check-ins to checkouts – easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is setting up a budget supermarket chain to take on the might of cut-price grocery giants Aldi and Lidl.
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Tax breaks for big-budget TV
George Osborne will offer tax breaks to producers who make big budget TV programmes here in the UK, in an attempt to win back productions that have fled to Eastern Europe. Sarah Smith reports.
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Further spending cuts ahead following budget
Britain’s most respected economic think tank was warns of “severe” spending cuts ahead. Our Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, reports from Westminster.
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Budget: what do housing plans really mean?
Budget housing plans come under fire from Labour for offering a potential “second home subsidy” for the rich
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FactCheck: Has Osborne hit home on the budget?
Are plans for the help to buy scheme likely to live up to government expectations? Based on previous housing policies, FactCheck isn’t so sure.
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Gary Gibbon
Budget 2013: gloom, sweeties and beer
The government’s borrowing about £56bn more than it thought it would as recently as December’s Autumn statement.
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Budget 2013: Can Osborne revive zombie Britain?
Live updates on budget 2013 – with analysis from Economics Editor Faisal Islam and Simon Wagman from Blick Rothenberg, accounting and tax specialists.
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Osborne’s budget: growth slashed but no recession
In his fourth budget, Chancellor George Osborne says growth will be lower than previously forecast, but Britain will avoid a triple-dip recession.
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The budget: what do the public think?
The budget is aimed at the “aspiration nation” – but will it make a difference? Krishnan and Jackie Long talk to people across the UK, while Jon Snow talks to shadow treasury minister Chris Leslie.
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Budget: do the numbers add up?
As the budget reveals winners and losers, Jon Snow talks to Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the treasury, and Robert Chote, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
