It is not fair that people who are born in the UK to parents who are domiciled here, can later in life claim to be non-doms and live here, it is not fair that non-doms with residential property here in the UK can put it in an offshore company and avoid inheritance tax.

We have supported the banks, they should be supporting the economy now.

I understand the damage the expenses crisis has done to Parliament, and the paramount importance of restoring trust in our politics.

Printing money is the last resort of desperate governments when all other policies have failed.

Every day as Chancellor I see alerts telling me of risks around the world.

Establishing proper economic governance that allows the Eurozone to undertake the integration it needs whilst protecting the interests of the single market for all 28, the rights of member states who are not in the Euro - including of course the UK - is really important for the future of the European Union.

Believe me, I understand that most higher rate taxpayers are not the super-rich.