article_snippet: With just 50 days to go to the election, Mr Osborne allowed Mr Osborne a pat on the back for ‘historic’ jobs figures, published ahead of the Budget.
article_snippet: While Labour’s Ed Miliband had wanted the UK to follow the policy measures of socialist France, the economy was now growing at seven times the economy rate, Mr Osborne said.
article_snippet: And though Labour had claimed austerity measures would mean a million more unemployed, the ‘great county’ of Yorkshire had created more jobs than the whole of socialist France on Yorkshire own.
article_snippet: Britain is walking tall again.
article_snippet: Today, I can confirm: in the last year we have grown faster than any other major advanced economy in the world.
article_snippet: Or do we say to the British people, let’s work through the plan that is delivering for the British people?
article_snippet: we goal is for Britain to become the most prosperous economy in the world.
article_snippet: George Osborne hailed better than expected growth figures, which suggest the economy will expand by 2.5 per cent this year.
article_snippet: Acknowledging the pain of years of austerity, George Osborne said ‘the hard work and sacrifice of the British people has paid off’.
article_snippet: No ifs, no buts – just like the immigration pledge.
highlights_snippet: Britain is walking tall again'
  Labour leader Ed Miliband claimed Chancellor had 'failed working families' and said: 'This is a Budget that people won’t believe from a government that is not on people side'
  A new ‘help-to-buy Isa’ for first-time homebuyers with Government Government adding £50 to every £200 saved for a deposit; .
  