
Full analysis of George Osborne's speech and whether it affects your home or business
In brief:
Budget 2013: Last-minute cuts spare Osborne's deficit blushes
The Debate: Ed Miliband denounces Chancellor in rowdy Commons scenes
Alcohol: A boon for beer drinkers Chancellor takes penny off a pint
Media: Evening Standard editor apologises after Twitter leak of Budget frontpage
Budget winner or loser? Download our TaxFax (pdf)
In depth:
Home Ownership: A £600,000 house with a 5 per cent deposit: the future of the housing market?
Childcare: Poorer working families 'will miss out' on Osborne's family support
Budget 2013: Winners and losers
Sin Taxes: Penny off a pint could uncork a legal hiccup
Pensions: Chancellor makes 400,000 more people eligible for revamped state help
Education: Headteachers sceptical about claims that schools cash is protected
Public Sector Pay: NHS workers bear brunt of cuts as pay freeze is extended
Energy: Cash for fracking: George Osborne's offer to local communities
Infrastructure: Big road and rail projects get priority
Personal Finance: Government will 'name and shame' tax avoidance advisers
Public Finances: An ocean of red ink as George Osborne is forced to borrow more
Growth: Growing pains have had a crippling effect, and the outlook is also abysmal
Employment: Companies get boost in cuts to NI and benefits for employees
Reaction: Big-ticket spending praised, but retailers bemoan rates rises
Monetary Policy: 2 per cent inflation target remains as Osborne steers clear of radical change
Budget 2013: What George Osborne said... and what he meant
Annuities: £5,000 payout for 9,000 Equitable Life customers
Research: Scientists upset by cash snub
International Aid: Charities hail strong line on overseas help
Scotland: Changes give Holyrood an extra £176m
Income Tax: Allowance rise introduced a year early
Motoring: Firms to benefit from ultra-low emission cars
History: So, how do you budget your way out of a recession?
Independent Voices:
David Blanchflower: Osborne, a part-time Chancellor, is just fiddling on the edges of the economy
Andreas Whittam Smith: When wealth is flaunted, poorer people suffer
James Moore: Chancellor says he'll level with us - but he and the Coalition are running out of time
Gareth Epps: Osborne has got the little things right - and the big things wrong
Steve Richards: Trapped by his own ideology, the Chancellor is lonelier than ever
Editorial: Missed targets and more gloom
Hamish McRae: Recovery takes time. But, with a bit of luck, we could be back on the right track
Donald MacInnes: Who says reggae music has no place in the House of Commons?
Deborah Ross: Stay-at-home mums and working mums - lay off!
Margaret Pagano: Some of Osborne's tiny changes could give a big boost to British industry
Rick Muir: Cut in beer duty is welcome tonic for Britain's suffering pubs
James Ashton: A change of mindset (and another miracle) would really help the economy
The Sketch: Young MP's victory was bittersweet... a bit like the Budget really
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