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 to confirm promised cap on welfare payments
Chancellor George Osborne has warned of more "difficult decisions" in this week's Budget as he sets out his plans to build a "resilient economy" for the future.
Writing in The Sun on Sunday (behind paywall), Osborne confirmed he will use his Commons statement on Wednesday to spell out details of the Government's promised cap on welfare payments.
He made clear that after five years of austerity, the squeeze on the public sector will have to continue beyond the general election and into the next parliament to rebuild the public finances.
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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.