Pitched as a "Budget that puts the next generation first", George Osborne's speech contained a number of announcements aimed at helping people save for the future.

For businesses, measures included changes to business rates and the abolition of class 2 national insurance contributions for the self-employed.

And, as we've come to expect from such occasions, there were a few surprises too....

The following report summarises the announcements made by Chancellor George Osborne during the Budget 2016 on 16th March, 2016.

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