Updated 2:33pm 29 March 2013

The Budget 2013: Live

George Osborne with the Budget box
George Osborne with the Budget box

GEORGE Osborne will seek to show he is on the side of hard-pressed families today as he delivers his Budget amid a grim economic backdrop.

The Chancellor is expected to speed up progress towards a £10,000 tax-free personal allowance, delay or even scrap a fuel duty hike scheduled for the autumn, and abolish the so-called beer tax.

Follow our live blog for expert comment and analysis as the Chancellor delivers his much anticipated Budget for 2013.

For more live coverage you can also follow the event on The Mirror

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