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The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by the former Conservative chief secretary to the Treasury David Gauke and the economist and Labour candidate Miatta Fahnbulleh to go through today’s budget announcements
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I hope the leader of the opposition shrugged it off when Peter Mandelson commented on his weight. But I know how words can wound
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Taxes are going up, not down. Growth is going down, not up. And in the end, Hunt’s ramblings didn’t even convince his own side
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Many Conservative MPs fighting to hold on to their seats will be asking the chancellor: ‘Is this all you’ve got?’, says former shadow chancellor John McDonnell
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The Tories can see the writing on the wall – so they are intent on wrecking things for an incoming Labour government, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
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Jeremy Hunt cuts national insurance, abolishes non-dom status and raises the child benefit threshold
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Will the tax cuts at the heart of the chancellor’s make-or-break budget give his party any hope?
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Chancellor overhauls system so new arrivals to UK will pay same taxes as other residents after four years
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Whatever the truth in the latest ‘he said, she said’ row, one thing’s clear: the government has no intention of tackling this institutional rot, says barrister Sam Fowles
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The public would rather the chancellor prioritised spending on threadbare public services over tax giveaways, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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Chancellor’s 5p freeze will save £60 a year for well-off motorists compared with just £22 for lower earners
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Falling inflation and so-called fiscal headroom will guide a chancellor keen to heed calls from Tories for tax cuts
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Europe’s largest local authority has declared itself effectively bankrupt and is trying to make £300m of cuts
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Paul Harwood pleads guilty to two arson charges that took place on Christmas Eve
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Campaign to add financial topics to national curriculum in 2014 ‘counterproductive’ says founder of Money Saving Expert
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Jonathan Ashworth agrees £10 bet with Sky News’s Kay Burley, and says winnings should be given to charity
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Shadow Cabinet Office minister makes £10 bet on Sky News that Conservatives are planning for May election
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Keir Starmer’s party could end child poverty, ditch cruel work capability assessments – and replace the failing DWP, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan