Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, delivered his Budget statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday 16 March 2016.
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Official Opposition, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
Budget 2016
The Budget statement included:
a review of how the UK economy is performing
forecasts of how the UK economy will perform in the future
details of any changes to taxation.
Transcripts of proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available three hours after they happen in Today’s Commons Debates [ Ссылка ]
What happens after the Budget statement?
It is customary for the Leader of the Opposition to respond to the speech given by the Chancellor rather than the Shadow Chancellor.
The Shadow Chancellor makes his response the day after the Budget statement during the Budget debates.
