The Chancellor's described his Budget as one which rewards working families and helps those looking for work.

The tax free allowance is rising by one thousand pounds to just over nine thousand next year.

And controversial plans for child benefit have been redrafted - with only households where someone earns more than 50 thousand now seeing it withdrawn.

George Osborne's also defended cutting the 50 pence rate for high-earners to 45p - claiming millions of us will be 220 pounds better off every year:

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