Budget: Osborne puts next generation first by swapping sugary drinks for extra maths

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In the wake of the Boxing Day floods which wreaked havoc in Yorkshire, he promised Leeds, York and Calder Valley would be among areas benefitting from £150m spending on flood defences funded by a rise in insurance premium tax.

Following a plea by Leeds, Calderdale, Bradford and York councils, they will also share in a £150 million pot to repair the damage caused to bridges, roads and other infrastructure.

George Osborne announced Bradford headteacher Nick Weller would be given a new role in raising school standards as he announced every school would become an academy by 2022.

There will be a focus on schools in the North and a look at making maths compulsory to the age of 18.

Hull will be given £13 million to help prepare for City of Culture and Welcome to Yorkshire was handed £500,000 to help market the Tour de Yorkshire cycle race.

Telling MPs he could not tell his children that he had failed to act on obesity among young people, Mr Osborne set out plans for a sugar levy on the manufacturers of sugary drinks.

The tax will come into force in two years’ time to give companies the opportunity to change their products.

The Chancellor admitted manufacturers may pass on the cost to consumers but said this would help reduce consumption further.

The Budget confirmed announcements made earlier in the week which will see around £300 million spent on accelerating improvements to the M62 and developing plans for a high speed trans-Pennine rail network, dubbed HS3, and a tunnel connecting Manchester to South Yorkshire.