Britain's unpopular government prepares a high-stakes budget and hopes for growth

After being elected in a landslide last year, Britain's Labour Party government delivered a budget it billed as a one-off dose of tax hikes to fix the public finances, get debt down, ease the cost of living and spur economic growth. A year on, inflation remains stubbornly high, government borrowing is up and the economy is turgid. The annual budget,