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.
Osborne: I almost spilt my coffee when I saw The Sun
George Osborne has revealed he almost spilt his coffee when he saw the The Sun's post-Budget front page.
The paper depicted the Chancellor strutting like the "epic" character Dave in the popular TV advert for Money Supermarket, adapting the catchphrase to say: "Ooh, you're so sunny super budget."
Mr Osborne told BBC Breakfast: "I almost spilt my coffee this morning when I read the front page of The Sun.
"What's great is that they have always got a way of bringing life to the Budget and it's the geniuses of The Sun who can come up with that front page."
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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'.