For every pound the chancellor found down the back of the sofa in November, he has lost two pounds this timeBudgets have a tendency to unravel. Sometimes it can buy months for the problems to surface. More often they are exposed within 24 hours once the Institute for Fiscal Studies has sharpened its claws. But George Osborne’s eighth package was a bit of a rarity. The holes in it were obvious even before he had finished speaking. Related: From first-time buyers to pensioners – who will benefit from the 2016 budget? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com