/indepth/budget-2009http://www.ft.com/rss/indepth/budget-2009UK Budget 2009en© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2009. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 6 May 2009 20:44:07 +0100Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:41:43 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gif/indepth/budget-2009(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/721dbba4-3a2d-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/721dbba4-3a2d-11de-8a2d-00144feabdc0.htmlLabour-controlled Treasury select committee attacks government predictions that the recession will end this year and questions the effectiveness of the new 50% top tax rateWed, 6 May 2009 20:44:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed961ea2-3424-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed961ea2-3424-11de-9eea-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK chancellor reiterates confidence that inflation, interest rates and stimulus will ensure forecasts of a recovery in the face of severe parliamentary sceptimismTue, 28 Apr 2009 19:58:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb6aad0e-336e-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb6aad0e-336e-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.htmlFormer cabinet minister Stephen Byers condemned the 50p top rate of tax announced in last week's Budget as "political positioning and tactical manoeuvring"Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:38:35 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/146e8d2a-329a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/146e8d2a-329a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Treasury has privately conceded that its own models suggest 69 per cent of those affected by the new higher rate would avoid or evade paying some of itSun, 26 Apr 2009 22:57:38 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c8ada3e-32a4-11de-8116-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c8ada3e-32a4-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.htmlDavid Cameron prepared the ground on Sunday for a dramatic 2010 Budget that would make cuts to public spending, including tight curbs on public sector pay and probable tax risesSun, 26 Apr 2009 23:46:11 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b59dfb6-329a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b59dfb6-329a-11de-8116-00144feabdc0.htmlArriving in Cheltenham for the Conservative party's spring forum, party activists claim to have a renewed sense of why they want to win Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:30:20 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/951e40e8-30ef-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/951e40e8-30ef-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlLast year, I suggested: "Chancellors should pay less lip service to golden rules, and more attention to the law of unintended consequences. Alistair Darling, it seeems, has grasped 50 per cent – in more ways than oneFri, 24 Apr 2009 17:51:02 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/d7758e5e-3100-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/d7758e5e-3100-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlHigh earners are advised to transfer assets to lower-earning spouses and maximise pension contributions as the government introduces legislation to block most loopholesFri, 24 Apr 2009 20:05:52 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/aebb8aac-3102-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aebb8aac-3102-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlOlder savers topping up individual savings accounts, following the Budget increase in the annual limit to £10,200, could receive a lower interest rate than is paid on their existing balances Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:18:34 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/03725d1c-30fb-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/03725d1c-30fb-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlA number of inddividuals will see a significant increase in their tax bills next yearFri, 24 Apr 2009 19:10:56 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6cafd54-30fa-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e6cafd54-30fa-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestors in green investment funds are set to receive a boost from what Alistair Darling called the world's "first-ever carbon Budget"Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:22:28 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d900cc2-3108-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7d900cc2-3108-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlThousands of highly paid lawyers, accountants and other professionals will be hit by the new 50 per cent rate of income tax as soon as next weekFri, 24 Apr 2009 23:00:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae81e4b8-3108-11de-8196-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae81e4b8-3108-11de-8196-00144feabdc0.htmlThe UK economy shrank at its worst rate in 30 years in the first quarter, contracting faster than predicted by Alistair Darling in his Budget just three days agoFri, 24 Apr 2009 20:56:20 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/32a61320-3048-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32a61320-3048-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.htmlAlistair Darling was warned his new 50p income tax rate would drive talent from the City and discourage entrepreneurs, but early polls suggest that the chancellor's Budget tax rises have tapped into rising popular hostility towards the richThu, 23 Apr 2009 22:07:49 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbe90560-3066-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6c263fae-db24-11dd-be53-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Fbudget-2009http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbe90560-3066-11de-88e3-00144feabdc0.htmlA surge in tax planning is likely to be triggered by the rise in the top rate to 50 per cent, tax experts say. The widening gulf between top income tax rates and...Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100