Clues from past budgets and manifesto pledges can help us gauge the likely changes,be they welfare benefit cuts, changes in tax and pension allowances, and bank levies or fuel dutyOn Wednesday George Osborne will deliver the first budget by a Conservative government in almost 20 years. His March budget,under the coalition with the Liberal Democrats, if some clues as to what he might say when he unveils his measures this afternoon. The Conservative manifesto contained a wide range of promises to present a budget for “tough-working families” – one of the chancellor’s buzzphrases. Related: Budget 2015: George Osborne to shake up Sunday trading laws Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com