Osborne insists 'difficult decisions will protect NHS'
Chancellor George Osborne insists the "difficult decisions" he has made will protect the NHS after delivering his final pre-election Budget yesterday.
Balls: Labour would not reverse Osborne's Budget pledges
Labour would not reverse George Osborne's Budget pledges if the party won power in May, Ed Balls has said.
While warning that Mr Osborne's spending cuts was a "pretty scary prospect" for voters, the shadow chancellor said Labour would not scrap measures including the Help to Buy ISA, the £1,000 tax-free savings allowance and the increase in income tax personal allowances to £11,000.
Mr Balls said voters had a big choice at the next election, telling BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The truth at the election will be, do you want Labour's more balanced, fairer approach to deficit reduction, which focuses on raising wages and being fair, or do you want to go for even deeper spending cuts over the next three years?"
The Chancellor earlier defended his Budget, saying "difficult decisions" needed to be made to ensure vital services like the NHS were protected.
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Budget 2015: What the papers say the day after
Here is what the papers have to day the morning after Chancellor George's Osborne's pre-election Budget announcement.
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Young entrepreneurs give their views on the budget
In video blogs for ITV News, young businessmen said they think the budget is helpful for them, and other young people.
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Osborne's budget and the rhetoric of opposing truths
Charities have been lining up to criticise the Budget, whilst the government continue with their rhetoric on 'takers' and 'givers'.