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Assessing the numbers of Darling's 2010 Budget

The Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has delivered his final budget before the general election.

Mr Darling's measures included help for first-time homebuyers, a package to help small businesses, and a one-year cut in business rates.

The BBC's Economics Editor Stephanie Flanders has been looking at the Budget numbers in detail.

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