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This is a passenger announcement. You can now book your train on Uber and get 10% back in credits to spend on Uber eats.

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Check the Uber app. Welcome to the Times. To find out more, head to the Times. To find out more, head of the Times Opinion

Podcast and we're having a Budget George Osborne special today.

In a little while I'll be speaking to Janice Turner about

George Osbourne the man but we're going to kick off with Richard Fletcher the

Times business editor and Philip Aldrich our editor, to talk about the big picture of where the

British economy is.

Thank you for joining me gentlemen and we are recording this before George Osborne has actually

got up to speak.

So there'll be some people listening to this podcast

later in the week who will know more about this budget

than we do.

But Phil, if I can start with you,

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