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Chancellor targets cost of living crisis in budget for a ‘difficult moment’

Most of the papers focus on the Budget, ahead of its delivery at lunchtime on Wednesday.

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But despite the international uncertainty, the chancellor will signal “fresh hope for the future” as he attempts to sound a more optimistic note, by providing households with breathing space from rising cost of living pressures.

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