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Let’s look behind the headlines, avoid the spin, and separate the fact from the fiction of this week’s budget

The NHS, councils, care and other public services need help and tax cuts won’t deliver it

‘After fourteen years of economic mismanagement, I know what to expect from tomorrow’s budget’

Today’s budget found the cash to offer tax cuts to big businesses and the highest earners – but nothing for public service pay, again

Chancellor can find the money when it suits him

We’ll be watching closely, and we’ll be ready to take action if the chancellor fails to fix the crisis in pay packets and public services

But new UNISON research shows that public service workers are overwhelmingly pessimistic about chancellor Jeremy Hunt doing the right thing next week

Teetering public services deserve much better

Gavin Edwards says Rishi Sunak must act now to fund major overhaul of the sector

Rescuing economy and public services should go hand in hand

Golden opportunity wasted to reward NHS staff

The case for the wholesale reform of the UK care system has never been stronger

Rishi Sunak should give something back on behalf of the nation

General secretary to call for an end to the pay freeze, real living wage for care workers and proper investment in local government

Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a public sector pay freeze in the government’s spending review last week, backed up by some claims that need further analysis