Budget set and PM to tell us we are weathering the storm

We should finally have a budget date by the end of this morning.

It seens that the 24th March will be the date that Alistair Darling presents the last budget of this government to the country.

It will be the start of the election countdown.Parliament will debate the budget for the following week, before Gordon Brown is expected to ask for the dissolution of parliament for the election on the 6th May.

The Prime Minister meanwhile is expected to tell us today that whilst the recovery is fragile,by following Labour's plans,the country will be be best placed to tackle the recovery.

It is reported that he will say "We are weathering the storm; now is no time to turn back,"