Chancellor to impose Whitehall cuts

Chancellor George Osborne will use the Budget to impose a further £2.5 billion of cuts on Whitehall, with the proceeds to be invested in capital projects designed to kick-start growth.

Mr Osborne and Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander have briefed Cabinet on the plan, on the eve of a Budget in which the Chancellor is coming under intense pressure to inject vigour into an economy teetering on the brink of a triple-dip recession.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%