Few surprises in the autumn statement
Sang Tan / PA
The Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement to a rowdy commons as he downgraded the growth forecast this year to 0.9% from the 1.7% forecast in March, and 0.7% down from 2.5% for 2012.
The statement generated little excitement as Mr Osborne pledged to protect Britain from the debt storm and chronic lack of confidence within Europe. So were there any surprises?