Make the trade-offs
Choose what to tax, what to fund and what to borrow.
THE NATION’S BOOKS. YOUR CALL.
More for public services? Lower taxes? Borrow to build?
Every budget leaves a legacy.
YOUR BRIEF
Step into the shoes of the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer. Set the budget, then follow its effects on households, businesses and the country’s future.
Choose what to tax, what to fund and what to borrow.
See how decisions touch people’s lives, today and years from now.
Explore the hopes, risks and long-term costs behind each decision.