The Budget cut a little from public spending to allow some overall cuts in income tax.
The government has come under fire for plans announced in the Budget to change tax allowances for pensioners, as stakeholders begin digesting the Chancellor's measures.
Hundreds of thousands of basic rate taxpayers will fall into the 40% income tax bracket when the government lowers the threshold next year.
George Osborne today delivered what he called "a Budget for working people". Here we pick the best quotations.....from the horse's mouth.
The point at which people start paying income tax has been increased to £9,205, George Osborne announced in today's Budget.