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Faisal Islam: The two big calls the chancellor has to make ahead of the Budget

"It is tough," John Healey admitted to me earlier this month when I asked him if there had been too much doom-mongering?

"Conflicts, uncertainty, driving up inflation, driving up interest rates. But we've got great strengths. We've got good reasons to be confident about the future of Britain," he insisted.

The new scheme to try and help young people get on the property ladder, announced on Saturday, was aimed at boosting confidence in the economy.

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