Budget 2015: George Osborne’s new Jerusalem isn’t on the horizon yet
by Heather Stewart from Economics | The Guardian on (#4Z90)
The chancellor promised many things in the 2010 'emergency' budget. How close has he come to delivering?
When George Osborne delivers what could be his last budget on Wednesday, just weeks before the election, it will be a time to look forward: the chancellor's annual day in the spotlight will set the tone of the Tories' campaign, and perhaps even lay the groundwork for a future leadership bid.
But lest we get too swept along by the theatrics of the occasion, and the practised rhetoric of this consummate politician, it's worth comparing his record over the past five years with the task he set himself in the "emergency" budget of 2010.
On prosperity being shared by "all sections of society", the chancellor's record is woeful
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