Budget 2010: All the key points you should know

Here are all the key facts from today's Budget you need to know...

UK economy Chancellor George Osborne today lowered the UK's economic growth forecast for the next five years. Unveiling what he called an "unavoidable" Budget, Osborne said economic growth this year would be 1.2%, in line with Darling's forecasts in March of between 1% and 1.25%. But, in 2011, Osborne said growth would be 2.3%, much lower than Darling's estimate of between 3% and 3.5%. After that, GDP growth will be 2.8% in 2012, 2.9% in 2013 and 2.7% in both 2014 and 2015. See story...