At a glance: The 8 top points from the Budget
George Osborne promised a Budget for "makers, doers and savers" to contribute to a "resilient economy."
Here is a look at some of the main points.
All tax restrictions on pensioners' access to pension pots removed and tax on cash removed on retirement cut from 55% to 20%.
A £20 million fund was announced to develop new free right to advice for those retiring on defined contribution pensions.
Alcohol duty escalator scrapped.
Duty on spirits and ordinary cider frozen. Beer duty cut by 1p a pint and Duty on fixed-odds betting terminals increased to 25% bingo duty halved to 10%.
Personal tax allowance to be raised to £10,500 next year; £800 average savings.
Fuel duty rise planned for September will not take place.
Welfare cap set at £119 billion for 2015/16, rising to £127 billion by 2018/19, only state pension and cyclical unemployment benefits will be excluded.
Cash and stocks ISAs to be merged into single New ISA with annual tax-free savings limit of £15,000 from 1st July. The limit for a Junior ISA raised to £4,000.
Business rate discounts and enhanced capital allowances in enterprise zones extended for three more years.
New Alan Turing Institute founded to ensure Britain leads the way in big data and algorithm research.