George Osborne's sixth Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer was aimed squarely at the undecided electorate. But among the populist policies outlined – from tax breaks to pennies off pints – there were measures for the City of London to digest.

• On bank share sales...
Osborne confirmed the government would sell a further £9 billion worth of shares in Lloyds Banking Group within the next year, a process being managed by investment bankers at Morgan Stanley. The government began offloading its holding in the bank in late 2013 and has since made around £8 billion ($12 billion) for the taxpayer.