Gary Gibbon
Not playing Balls? Labour will stick to coalition spending plans in 2015-16
Labour will stick to George Osborne’s spending plans for 2015-16, Ed Balls announces – but is he playing political games?
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Gary Gibbon
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MPs warn Osborne over mortgage guarantees
George Osborne’s plans to boost home ownership risk harming the housing market and leaving the treasury with a significant hole in its coffers, a powerful committee warns in a new report.
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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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Gary Gibbon
‘Heavy hint’ from Treasury: tax rises will come
Have Treasury civil servants been sending coded warnings that public sector cuts might be getting out of hand? The IFS thinks so, blogs Political Editor Gary Gibbon.
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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).
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Budget 2013: what to watch out for
Ahead of Chancellor George Osborne’s 2013 budget, here are five key things to look out for – from the changes which could hit your pocket to the numbers behind Britain’s zombie economy.
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Osborne pledges help for homebuyers
Chancellor George Osborne unveils a new “help to buy” scheme to boost the housing industry, but lenders want assurances that it will not be uneconomical for them.
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Budget live: Can George Osborne revive zombie Britain?
Watch live: Chancellor George Osborne delivers his 2013 budget.
