plans in the budget announcement later. let s speak to nick ardley, a cheap little corresponding, who joins us from downing street, a busy day there today. broadly speaking, this is a budget that is looking to boost growth. is it going to be able to do that? ~ ., , to do that? well, that is the million dollar to do that? well, that is the million dollar question, - to do that? well, that is the l million dollar question, really. there has been a big debate in the uk about the best ways to achieve economic growth. there are some conservative mps who are urging the chancellor to cut taxes to try and do that. don t think that is going to happen, don t think the chancellor thinks there is room in the economy to do that. labour argue that the government has been guilty ofjust that the government has been guilty of just using that the government has been guilty ofjust using sticking plasters for the last few years, when actually what s needed is a much more wholesale review of the system.
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about their run ending, in the so called world cup of baseball. they were knocked out, losing 2 1 to mexico in phoenix. in what was their debut in the tournament, but it s not all disappointment, if the usa beat colombia later, gb would earn an automatic spot at the next one. and that s all the sport for now. thank you very much. you are watching bbc news. jeremy hunt will deliver the first budget later today. my colleague is at westminster to take us through everything that is happening. i can hearin everything that is happening. i can hear in the background the sound of protest. $5 hear in the background the sound of rotest. , ,., ., protest. as ever, the sound of rotest. protest. as ever, the sound of protest. hello protest. as ever, the sound of protest. hello to protest. as ever, the sound of protest. hello to everyone - protest. as ever, the sound of- protest. hello to everyone watching in the uk and around the world joining us at westminster. budget day has been a big parl
to manage the economy. i real action. that is not a good way to manage the economy. i welcome the fact that the to manage the economy. i welcome the fact that the economy to manage the economy. i welcome the fact that the economy has to manage the economy. i welcome the fact that the economy has stabilised - fact that the economy has stabilised since that fact that the economy has stabilised since that mini budget in september. the bank since that mini budget in september. the bank of england has had to raise rates for the bank of england has had to raise rates for inflation, it is not to do with rates for inflation, it is not to do with the rates for inflation, it is not to do with the extra steps the government was taking. we have seen the gilts market was taking. we have seen the gilts market the was taking. we have seen the gilts market the government relies on to fund public market the government relies on to fund public services on this country. fund public serv
business is feeling really uncertain, if you ask an average company uncertain, if you ask an average company in uncertain, if you ask an average company in this country are you feeling company in this country are you feeling optimistic about the uk they are still saying no, that is a problem they are still saying no, that is a problem for growth, why would you invest problem for growth, why would you invest in problem for growth, why would you invest in a problem for growth, why would you invest in a climate where you think you may invest in a climate where you think you may not invest in a climate where you think you may not get the reward because of things you may not get the reward because of things you can t control? it has been of things you can t control? it has been an of things you can t control? it has been an extraordinarily uncertain time been an extraordinarily uncertain time and been an extraordinarily uncertain time and what they are looking for fro