Budget 2013
Live: Budget 2013
Left Foot Forward will be covering George Osborne's budget live.
Budget leaked by Evening Standard
Budget leaked by Evening Standard
Budget 2013: The chancellor must build, build and build
Housing development is a cost-effective way out of recession that doesn't suck in imports but tackles a number of problems.
Budget 2013: What to look out for
Left Foot Forward has looked at a few things we already know will be in today's Budget as well as at those things which stand half a chance of making it.
Budget 2013: Reducing inequality should be at the forefront of Osborne’s mind today
The defining societal trend in the UK over the past 30 years has been the growth in inequality, with an ever higher share of the national income captured by a wealthy elite, while the wages of ordinary working people stagnate. Redressing the balance need not come at a cost to enterprise.
Budget 2013: Watch out for budgetary backtracking on aid
Supporters of international development should watch this week’s budget announcement very carefully. As is so often the case, what is missing from the chancellor’s announcement could tell us as much as what is included about where the Coalition’s priorities lie.