Beer cheer despite Osborne gloom

Budget 2013: What it means for you

The Chancellor has cut the price of beer and had some good news for taxpayers as he delivered his 2013 Budget.

But he also painted a gloomy picture for the economy, as the official growth forecast was slashed in half and George Osborne admitted the recovery was taking "longer than anyone hoped". He confirmed that September's planned fuel duty rise has been scrapped.
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