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Politics

Budget brings the focus back to Britain

17 March 2016

3:00 PM

17 March 2016

3:00 PM

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George Osborne used to tell his aides to prepare every budget as if it were their last: to throw in all of their best and boldest ideas. But this week, the Chancellor has opted for political as well as fiscal retrenchment. This was a cautious budget. Its emphasis on infrastructure was as laudable as it was uncontroversial.

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