By James Chapman PUBLISHED: 22:48 EST, 16 March 2014 | UPDATED: 22:59 EST, 16 March 2014 The first new garden city for 100 years will be constructed in an attempt to boost housebuilding, it has been revealed. Chancellor George Osborne said the measure will be in his Budget this week, arguing Britain needed to ‘get building’ in order to secure the economic recovery. The new garden city will be built at Ebbsfleet in Kent, which will initially provide 15,000 homes. As it is now: The new garden city will be built at Ebbsfleet in Kent, which will initially provide 15,000 homes
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Chancellor George Osborne says measure will be in Budget this week
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New city to be built in Kent town and will initially provide 15,000 homes
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It will be modelled on popular garden cities built at start of last century
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