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”.
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.
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”.
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.
Britain’s most respected economic think tank was warns of “severe” spending cuts ahead. Our Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, reports from Westminster.
Budget housing plans come under fire from Labour for offering a potential “second home subsidy” for the rich
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.
The government’s borrowing about £56bn more than it thought it would as recently as December’s Autumn statement.
Live updates on budget 2013 – with analysis from Economics Editor Faisal Islam and Simon Wagman from Blick Rothenberg, accounting and tax specialists.
In his fourth budget, Chancellor George Osborne says growth will be lower than previously forecast, but Britain will avoid a triple-dip recession.
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.
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).
Ahead of Chancellor George Osborne’s 2013 budget, here are five key things to look out for – from the changes which could hit your pocket to the numbers behind Britain’s zombie economy.
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.
Watch live: Chancellor George Osborne delivers his 2013 budget.
The two leaked bits of George Osborne’s budget show a government trying to connect with voters and trying to get growth with little money in the kitty.