In one of the most difficult to interpret sets of public finance forecasts for many years, chancellor Jeremy Hunt appeared both to have lots of cash to splash and be tightly constrained by his fiscal rules.
But he also has a good chance of being able to unveil a big pre-election giveaway by the autumn. It is not surprising that one Tory official said it was “a Budget for wonks” ahead of Hunt’s statement to parliament.
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