Ed Balls has said there was nothing in a "pretty empty" Budget Labour would reverse if it won power - but he would scrap "extreme" Tory spending cuts.
The shadow chancellor welcomed George Osborne's plan to axe tax on the first £1,000 of interest from savings and to give help for first time buyers.
In his Budget Mr Osborne said Britain was a "comeback country" and warned against a return to Labour "chaos".
The Lib Dems say they would borrow less than Labour and cut less than Tories.
Lib Dem Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander will announce new coalition measures to tackle tax evasion later and set out his own party's tax and spending plans for the next five years.
The three men's tour of media outlets came the morning after Mr Osborne used the Budget to draw the battle lines for the general election in seven weeks' time.
Mr Balls said it was "good" that Mr Osborne had announced help for savers in the Budget and he thought the new Help to Buy ISA was an "interesting idea", which would not be scrapped if Labour wins power in May.
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