The 2015 United Kingdom budget was delivered by

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, the

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, to the

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on Wednesday, 18 March 2015. It was the sixth and final budget of the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government formed after the 2010 general election, and also the sixth to be delivered by Osborne. After the UK general election a second 2015 budget to be presented by Chancellor George Osborne was announced for 8 July 2015.

Taxes

Spending

Supply-side reform

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measures included

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investment, transport, energy and environment and the

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.H M Treasury
Budget 2015
published 18 March 2015, accessed 21 August 2022, pp. 94-100

References

External links

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