UK Budget 2006 - Guide
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Politics not economics to define this Budget
Gordon Brown must relish Budget day. Every year it offers the chancellor the opportunity to present himself to the world as his admirers see him: chief executive to Tony Blair’s chairman and chief architect of the government’s policy programme. This year’s Budget on March 22 is unlikely to produce any big economic surprises. But it will be a moment of high political significance.
Previous budget measures
Your guide to previous measures introduced by the chancellor in the last eight Budgets.
Dear Gordon, this year I would like...
Tax and regulatory burdens, health service spending, winter fuel allowance and climate change are some of the issues that lobby groups are arguing should be addressed by Gordon Brown in the Budget.
Useful web links
The FT has put together a comprehensive set of links to government, business and finance organisations’ coverage of this year’s budget. To jump to a category - click on the drop down box
Tax Glossary
Chancellor Gordon Brown’s tenth Budget is expected to focus on anti-tax avoidance measures, property taxes, corporate tax reforms and a widening of R&D tax credits. We explain some of the key tax measures to watch.
