George Osborne

The UK economy will post growth of 0.6% this year, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), a downward revision from its December forecast.

BUDGET 2013

The Chancellor is expected to offer a lifeline to six million children by allowing savings in child trust funds (CTFs) to be switched into Junior ISAs (JISAs).

Investment Week and IFAonline today bring you LIVE coverage of all the measures from George Osborne's fourth Budget.

George Osborne has asked Whitehall departments to make a further £2.5bn of cuts, as he prepares to present a gloomy Budget 2013 later today.

CRYSTAL BALL

Chancellor George Osborne is to bring forward the introduction of the flat-rate state pension and the cap on social care by a year.

Chancellor George Osborne is to tell the electorate this week that his debt plans are in ruins, with the deadline for bringing UK debt down pushed back by many years.

Chancellor George Osborne's Budget next week runs the risk of being a "dangerous missed opportunity" if he sticks to his guns on austerity, leading economist Roger Bootle (pictured) has said.

The Commission on Banking Standards has told the government its plans to reform the UK's banking sector are not strict enough.