Budget 2012 - Complete coverage on scotsman.com

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By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Mar 2012, 11:54 BST

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed he intends to cut the 50p top tax rate, but this was only one of many (admittedly pre-spun) measures to emerge from his speech.

For a fuller picture...

• George Osborne’s Budget speech in full

• Tweets from The Scotsman’s Bill Jamieson, Peter MacMahon, Eddie Barnes and David Maddox

• Budget 2012: Key announcements at a glance

• Data blog: The Budget in graphics

• HM Treasury Budget 2012 documents (external site)

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