Budget: Osborne unveils home-building plans
George Osborne reveals an extension of the Help to Buy scheme and plans for new garden city with 15,000 new homes.
Osborne: No turning away from deficit reduction
While he said that the economy was "on the mend", Chancellor George Osborne reaffirmed there would be no deviation from his deficit reduction strategy.
He said the deficit was still too high, which is why public sector workers face another year of pay restraint and welfare spending will be capped from 2015.
He warned that the "single biggest risk" would be to change course just as the current strategy was delivering results.
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A new garden city: But will it produce real growth?
What George Osborne is offering is hope. Less clear is whether it will be enough to provide the strong growth the economy still needs.
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Ebbsfleet: Britain's first garden city in 100 years
After George Osborne announced plans to build 15,000 homes in Ebbsfleet, here's what you need to know about Britain's new garden city.
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Osborne presents bleak picture for the budget
George Osborne presents a bleak picture his likely announcement's next week in the budget, suggesting more work to be done on the economy.