Budget 2016: At a glance
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THE main points from George Osborne's Budget were:
State of economy
UK "set to grow faster than any other major economy in the world".
Government on course to deliver Budget surplus, Osborne claims.
UK economy "strong, growing and resilient".
Growth of 2% forecast for 2016, revised down from 2.4% in November's Autumn Statement
Forecast growth of 2.2% in 2017 and 2.1% in 2018, 2019 and 2020
