The Budget Announcement
22 April 2009
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has delivered a Budget Report against a background of recession and with little in the way of good news for UK business in the short to medium term. He did dangle the odd carrot in the medium to long term in an attempt to keep the UK taxpayer motivated. Sadly some of the suggestions of increases in taxation to fill the gap in the economy did get announced and in addition we saw some new initiatives to close down tax avoidance schemes and some new compliance initiatives. These initiatives are clearly introduced with a view to raising revenue. |
Summary
of key proposals
Summary of key proposals announced.
Setting
the scene
VAT
and duty
Details of changes to VAT and duty.
Income
tax
Details of changes to income tax.
National
Insurance
Details of changes to National Insurance.
Business
and enterprise
Details of changes to business and enterprise.
Housing
and mortgages
Details of changes to housing and mortgages.
Benefits
and working families
Details of changes to benefits and working families.
Savings
Details of changes to savings.
Pensions
and retirement
Details of changes to pensions and retirement.
Company
cars
Details of changes to company cars.
The
environment
Details of changes to the environment.
Official documents from Alistair Darling's 2009 Budget
Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report and Financial Statement and Budget Report.
View
full Budget Report 2009 |
