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article 20 April 2013 UK
George Osborne (pic: Getty)
MPs warn Osborne over mortgage guarantees

George Osborne's plans to boost home ownership risk harming the housing market and leaving the treasury with a significant hole in its coffers, a powerful committee warns in a new report.

post 22 March 2013
News Read more on Faisal Islam's blog Of zombie budgets and mortgage subsidies

The chancellor's plans to boost the housing market are "well down the list of Britain's economic to-do list, and arguably well up the not-to-do list".

article 21 March 2013 UK
Further spending cuts ahead following budget
Further spending cuts ahead following budget - video

Britain's most respected economic think tank was warns of "severe" spending cuts ahead. Our Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, reports from Westminster.

article 21 March 2013 UK
Budget: what do housing plans really mean?
Budget: what do housing plans really mean?

Budget housing plans come under fire from Labour for offering a potential "second home subsidy" for the rich

post 21 March 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog 'Heavy hint' from Treasury: tax rises will come

Have Treasury civil servants been sending coded warnings that public sector cuts might be getting out of hand? The IFS thinks so, blogs Political Editor Gary Gibbon.

post 20 March 2013
News Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman FactCheck: Has Osborne hit home on the budget?

Are plans for the help to buy scheme likely to live up to government expectations? Based on previous housing policies, FactCheck isn't so sure.

video 20 March 2013 UK

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The budget: what do the public think? - video

The budget is aimed at the "aspiration nation" - but will it make a difference? Krishnan and Jackie Long talk to people across the UK, while Jon Snow talks to shadow treasury minister Chris Leslie.

video 20 March 2013 UK

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Budget: do the numbers add up? - video

As the budget reveals winners and losers, Jon Snow talks to Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the treasury, and Robert Chote, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

article 20 March 2013 Business
Chancellor George Osborne unveils a new
by David Weisbloom Osborne pledges help for homebuyers

Chancellor George Osborne unveils a new "help to buy" scheme to boost the housing industry, but lenders want assurances that it will not be uneconomical for them.

post 20 March 2013
News Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog Budget 2013: gloom, sweeties and beer

The government's borrowing about £56bn more than it thought it would as recently as December's Autumn statement.