What was your response to the Budget? We asked readers on social media what the most important decisions were for them.
For Peter Curnow-Ford it was the stamp duty cut: Read more
What was your response to the Budget? We asked readers on social media what the most important decisions were for them.
For Peter Curnow-Ford it was the stamp duty cut: Read more
George Osborne fights to retain confidence in his stewardship of the economy with a crunch mid-term Budget.
By Ben Fenton, Lina Saigol and Tom Burgis on the newsdesk in London with contributions from FT correspondents in Westminster and beyond. All times are GMT.
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