| Economy |
Budget will boost household spending Low-income families, mothers and motorists are the biggest beneficiaries of around £3.6bn in tax cuts, benefits and extra spending on services set out in Gordon Brown's annual Budget. | |
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| Comment |
Politics synchronised with economics Chancellors used to surprise us. Gordon Brown prefers to overwhelm us. This was a Budget for families and pensioners, for motorists and inner-city entrepreneurs. | |