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| Budget 2015 live: Osborne hails 'Britain the comeback country' but Miliband says he will not be believed | Budget 2015 live: Osborne hails 'Britain the comeback country' but Miliband says he will not be believed |
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| George Osborne has delivered his final Budget speech ahead of the General Election. | George Osborne has delivered his final Budget speech ahead of the General Election. |
| * Chancellor's speech in full | * Chancellor's speech in full |
| * Sale of Lloyds shares 'will raise billions' | * Sale of Lloyds shares 'will raise billions' |
| * Britain can 'walk tall again' - final pitch to voters | * Britain can 'walk tall again' - final pitch to voters |
| * Miliband: 'People will not believe' Osborne | * Miliband: 'People will not believe' Osborne |
| * First-time buyers promised 25% top-up to deposits | |
| * Budget 2015 at a glance: All the key points | |
| Please wait for a moment while the live blog loads | Please wait for a moment while the live blog loads |
| UK economic growth has benefited from the falling price of oil, an uplift in European growth thanks to cash injections from the European Central Bank and a decreasing borrowing costs - three areas Osborne has had little control over, though he may well take credit for the improvement in our fortunes. | UK economic growth has benefited from the falling price of oil, an uplift in European growth thanks to cash injections from the European Central Bank and a decreasing borrowing costs - three areas Osborne has had little control over, though he may well take credit for the improvement in our fortunes. |
| Fortunes have improved: the UK economy grew by 2.6 per cent last year. The last time growth exceeded this was before the financial crisis in 2006, when growth was 3 per cent. | Fortunes have improved: the UK economy grew by 2.6 per cent last year. The last time growth exceeded this was before the financial crisis in 2006, when growth was 3 per cent. |