article_snippet: The populist reform is the centrepiece of an intensely political Budget.
article_snippet: Mr Osborne will hail the Government’s economic record, saying 1,000 jobs a day have been created during its time in power – more than the rest of the EU combined.
article_snippet: Other Budget announcements are expected to include: .
article_snippet: we have a plan that is working – and this is a Budget that works for you.
article_snippet: Falling inflation and lower borrowing costs are expected to slash Government’s
article_snippet: The Chancellorprojected borrowing bill by around £20billion over the next five years.
article_snippet: Better-than-expected borrowing forecasts mean that by the end of the next Parliament, Mr Osborne is expected to have £10billion a year to play with if the Tories remain in power.
article_snippet: But officials insist there will be no debt-funded ‘giveaways’, saying any tax breaks must be paid with public spending cuts or tax increases elsewhere.
highlights_snippet: Other budget announcements to include a hike in income tax threshold .
  
highlights_snippet: A tweak to deficit reduction plans to undermine Labour’s claim the Tories would cut spending to 1930s levels