Relieved: Rosie Gregory welcomed the scrapping of a rise in fuel tax With no economic growth this year and predictions that 2013 will be little better, the Chancellor had little choice but to turn the screw. There was some good news in George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, however, despite the missed debt-reduction targets, with a surprise income tax cut and a welcome reprieve for motorists. There was also recognition of the plight of those on drawdown pensions who have seen their income cut – an issue brought to his attention by Financial Mail’s campaigning on the scandal in the past couple of months. But every giveaway had to be balanced with a clawback as the Chancellor nibbled away at the value of benefit payments and launched yet another raid on pensions. Financial Mail sets out the winners and losers from tax, benefit and spending changes that will take the Coalition up to the next General Election. Income tax More than 20 million taxpayers will see a modest cut in their in