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Osborne sets March 16 date for 2016/17 budget

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves the Treasury to present the Autumn Statement to Parliament in London, Britain November 25, 2015. REUTERS/Tim Ireland/pool

LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor George Osborne said on Tuesday that he would deliver his annual budget statement for the 2016/17 financial year on Wednesday, March 16. The budget includes economic and fiscal forecasts and tax changes for the coming year. (Reporting by David Milliken and Andy Bruce, writing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa)