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Editorial Comment: Osborne looks to prosperity
There was no tax giveaway. By shifting the indexation of tax thresholds from the retail prices index to the consumer prices index, Osborne took back what he gave
Philip Stephens: Autopilot is locked to Plan A
Setting a floor price for carbon is good sense. Who knows, tax credits for small company R&D might turn Britain into a nation of entrepreneurs, says Philip Stephens
Martin Wolf: Osborne makes best of bad hand
Much ado about little: it is hard to reach a different conclusion. On fiscal policy the chancellor has already proposed; the economy will dispose, writes Martin Wolf
Notebook: All hail the March of the MakersAll hail the March of the Makers
Robert Shrimsley on a dull Budget, high on rhetoric but limited in reality which will soon be forgotten amid the continued shelling of tax rises and spending cuts
Opinion: Rebalancing is a distant promise
If economic activity stalls today – with the inevitable loss of skills and capital that this entails – future prospects will be seriously impaired, writes Kate Barker
Opinion: Light at the end of the tunnel
The good news is that all the tough decisions were taken last year. The test in 2011 will be whether the economy can make progress against the strong headwinds it faces, writes David Laws
Matthew Engel: Every word a dart in Brown’s corpse
British chancellors lack the simple honesty of Balkan tyrants. This was, he kept saying, a plan for growth, writes Matthew Engel
Analysis: Growth – the harsh lessons of history
Growth provides foundation for jobs and rising living standards. When it falters there are human costs. This is why politicians regard it as so important, says Keith Fray
Lack of drama is ideal mood music
The fate of George Osborne and the coalition rests on a single question hanging over this reassuringly boring package: will Plan A deliver?
Opinion: Growth plans stuck in the 1980s
Wednesday’s Budget is not a serious plan for economic expansion, writes Nick Pearce
