Article 1778X Budget forecast: checklist for the chancellor

Budget forecast: checklist for the chancellor

by
Phillip Inman Economics correspondent
from Economics | The Guardian on (#1778X)

From the economy and pensions to fuel duty and a sugar tax, what financial changes is Osborne ready to unleash?

This is George Osborne's eighth budget, and the second with a Conservative majority in the Commons. The chancellor has warned of a "cocktail of threats" to the UK economy in preparation for a likely downgrade in economic growth this year and next, and a tougher spending package to meet his demand for a budget surplus in 2020.

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