Highlights of Labour leader Ed Miliband's response to Wednesday's budget statement by the chancellor, George Osborne, the last before the general election. Miliband criticises Osborne, saying the government missed its target to eliminate the deficit by the end of this parliament, and warns the worst of austerity is yet to come. However, the chancellor says he aims to run a surplus of £7bn by 2019-20, which gives him room to ease spending cuts Continue reading...
↧