The Chancellor's budget is usually a rather bland monologue with a few gems scattered here and there. Fortunately we watched it all and filtered out the all the boring bits.
George Osborne said "growth" weirdly:
Yorkshire created more jobs than the whole of France in the past year:
But that was because France didn't create any new jobs:
Our Budget Bingo was quickly filling out:
Vince Cable seemed a bit unhappy about the goings-on:
And Danny Alexander looked a bit bored:
Osborne announced a plan to raise the minimum wage:
And he got possibly the most unwanted endorsement ever:
Before channeling a payday lender:
Clegg was happy to fiddle with his phone while the Chancellor outlined his long term economic plan:
Osborne didn't really know his audience:
He praised the new £1 coin designed by a student:
But failed to cover the REALLY important stuff:
There was obviously the usual jeers and cheers from the House:
Osborne hit Ed Miliband right in the kitchens:
And announced another penny off the pint:
Tax returns were abolished:
The government was feeling charitable, extending the GiftAid scheme:
He also announced some more money for fixing churches:
But there were some cuts everyone still wanted to see:
Budget 2015: The Main Points
An end to austerity! Eventually.(01 of10)
Open Image ModalThe squeeze on public spending is to end a year earlier than planned, so that in 2019/20, spending will grows in line with the growth of the economy - bringing state spending as a share of national income to the same level as in 2000. (credit:goir via Getty Images)
A penny off a pint (again)(02 of10)
Open Image ModalBeer duty will be cut for the third year in a row and wine duty will be frozen. (credit:nitrub via Getty Images)
Millions to get a tiny tax cut(03 of10)
Open Image ModalPersonal tax allowance will go up to £10,800, from £10,600, next year and £11,000 the year after. Osborne says this is a tax cut for 27 million people. The 40p income tax threshold will be upped to £43,300 in 2017-8, up from £42,385. (credit:maybefalse via Getty Images)
ISA, ISA baby(04 of10)
Open Image ModalThere will be help for first time property buyers and savers with subsidised ISAs to help get people on the property ladder and the first £1,000 of interest will be tax-free.
The annual savings limit for ISA ill be increased to £15,240 and a fully flexible ISA will be created. New Help to Buy ISA for first-time buyers that allows the government to top-up by £50 every £200 saved for a deposit.
From April, next year, a new personal savings allowance will mean first £1,000 of interest on savings will be tax-free. (credit:Dhb-photography via Getty Images)
The end of the annual tax return (Yes, we knew that already)(05 of10)
Open Image ModalWe already knew this but the Chancellor announced the abolition of the annual tax return. "People should be working for themselves, not the taxman," he says. (credit:PA/PA Wire)
The worst will pay more to the best(06 of10)
Open Image ModalAnother £75 million will be taken from Libor fines, paid by misbehaving banks, and given to charities for military regiments that fought in Afghanistan. The government will also pay towards a permanent memorial to those who died in the wars Afghanistan and Iraq and help to renovate the Battle of Britain memorials. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
More tax from people with big pensions(07 of10)
Open Image ModalThe pension pot lifetime allowance - the amount you can receive in pension payments without incurring an extra tax charge - will be reduced from £1.25m to £1m from next year, which is expected to save £600 million a year. (credit:Rosemary Calvert via Getty Images)
Praise the Lord! More money for church roof repair(08 of10)
Open Image ModalIn The Autumn Statement, Osborne announced a £15 million fund for repairing church roofs. But it's so oversubscribed, it's going to be trebled. (credit:Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP)
The 'Google Tax'(09 of10)
Open Image ModalOsborne confirmed a tax on "diverted profits" will into effect in April. It will apply on multinational firms that make money in the UK but move profits offshore.
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Inheritence tax avoidance probe(10 of10)
Open Image ModalOsborne announced that a review of avoidance of inheritance tax through "deeds of variation" would be conducted and report back in Autumn. Deeds of variation allow changes to be made to a person's will within two years of their death, provided all the beneficiaries agree.
It follows accusations Ed Miliband and his brother David avoided tax this way after the death of their father. (credit:eric1513 via Getty Images)