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Filming Bono, fighting Balls - how George Osborne's preparing for his autumn statement

The Chancellor has a delicate balancing act to get through

30 November 2013

9:00 AM

30 November 2013

9:00 AM

James Forsyth and Isabel Hardman discuss George Osborne’s 2013 Autumn statement:

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Next week’s autumn statement looks at first as if it should be easy for George Osborne. For the first time, he’ll arrive with unambiguously good news. He can announce an upgrade of the growth forecasts and that borrowing has come in lower than expected.

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