Live coverage, reaction and analysis of George Osborne’s 2016 BudgetChancellor: We’re putting the next generation firstMcDonnell: Osborne has failed 11.18am GMTThe bookmakers reckon we’ll hear the word ‘tax’ a lot today.
Sporting Index predict George Osborne will utter the T-word 95 times during his speech. That’s nearly twice a minute. 11.07am GMTHere are two more budget stories from today’s papers.
Plans to reduce capital gains tax have been examined by Treasury officials as ministers sight at ways to encourage people to sell their moment homes.
George Osborne has suggested that he is keen to cut the tax after the Liberal Democrats forced him to raise it during coalition negotiations in 2010.
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Source: theguardian.com