article_snippet: David Cameron and George Osborne have a considerable lead on handling the economy, preferred by 42 per cent of voters, compared with the 21 per cent who back Ed Miliband and Ed Balls.
article_snippet: Chancellor George Osborne's budget appears to have given The Conservatives a boost in the latest poll .
article_snippet: Opinium's Adam Drummond said: 'It certainly looks like Chancellor George Osborne Budget and the positive Press reaction have given The Conservatives a boost. '
article_snippet: More impressively – for a man who was memorably booed at the Paralympics – Chancellor George Osborne appears to have achieved a remarkable turnaround in public opinion. '
article_snippet: This is no doubt helped by the fact that more voters think the economy is doing well than at any point in our tracking for this parliament.'
article_snippet: Opinium's Adam Drummond added: 'Along with David Cameron's strong approval ratings the economy, and by extension Chancellor George Osborne handling of it, is overwhelmingly the Tories' strongest asset going into the election.'
highlights_snippet: George Osborne's Budget is believed to be responsible for the boost .
  