2015 BUDGET – UPDATE!! As the 2015 Budget begins George Osborne states: “Today I report on a Britain that is growing, creating jobs and paying its way.” He says the government took “difficult decisions… and it worked. Britain is walking tall again.” With the ongoing issue of Tax Avoidance Osborne announces new measures on tax avoidance and tax evasion, in a crackdown to raise £3.1bn.