With an election on the way, we look at the broad economic picture and analyse announcements about the fiscal rules, the triple lock and tax.

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00:00 - Introduction
1:40 - Is there any money to spend?
6:05 - Which fiscal rules bind the parties?
8:25 - The overall tax picture
11:25 - Conservative pledge on personal allowance for pensioners
15:13 - Conservative's 'National Service' plan and how its funded
17:32 - Labour's pledge for new teachers
20:20 - Can you raise money by tackling tax evasion?
27:18 - Improving public sector productivity
30:17 - Spending money outside of the fiscal rules
32:10 - How to understand policy announcements?
38:52 - Paul's final thoughts