Budget 2013: At A Glance

HERE are the main points from George Osborne's Budget which is brought to readers of TheBusinessDesk.com in partnership with Ernst & Young.

Economy

Office for Budget Responsibility revises UK growth forecast to 0.6% in 2013, a downgrade from 1.2% announced in December.

Growth is predicted to be 1.8% in 2014; 2.3% in 2015; 2.7% in 2016 and 2.8% in 2017.

Borrowing of £114bn in 2012/13, set to fall to £108bn next year, £97bn in 2014/15, £87bn in 2015/16, £61bn in 2016/17 and finally £42bn in 2017/1... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...

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