George Osborne promised " a Budget for a resilient economy" as he prepared to make a pitch to ordinary working people.
The Chancellor is expected to unveil a further rise in the personal allowance above the £10,000 level promised by the coalition, and confirm heavily-trailed childcare subsidies among other measures to help those on lower and middle-incomes.
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