'Hotchpotch' Budget attacked

The Chancellor's Budget calculations have been questioned by the respected independent economic analysts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

It criticised the "hotchpotch" of reforms that it warned may fail to raise as much income as predicted.

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During the Budget we may well hear upbeat assessments of UK trade with China, but we can't bank on China saving us.

They say George Osborne does his politics like chess rather than poker, but could the Budget's leaks all have been a glorious feint?

China in our hands?

During the Budget we may well hear upbeat assessments of UK trade with China, but we can't bank on China saving us.
Budget 2012: One thing is for sure, it will not be dull

They say George Osborne does his politics like chess rather than poker, but could the Budget's leaks all have been a glorious feint?