Budget forecast: what the chancellor might be planning – checklist

From the economy and pensions to fuel duty and a sugar tax, what financial changes is Osborne ready to unleash?This is George Osborne’s eighth Budget, and the second with a Conservative majority in the Commons. The chancellor has warned of a cocktail of threats to the UK economy in preparation for a likely downgrade in economic growth this year and next, and a tougher spending package to meet his demand for a budget surplus in 2020. Continue reading...