Budget 2009: In pictures
THE chancellor spent 90 minutes on his feet explaining how he intended to spend our money over the next 12 months.
Here, in pictures, are the key headlines:
Using Wordle.net, the Chancellor's speech to pick out the most used words
Fuel duty to rise by 2p per litre from September, then by 1p a litre above indexation each April for the next four years
Tax on tobacco to go up by 2% from 6pm - equivalent to an extra 7p on a pack of 20 cigarettes
Alcohol taxes to go up 2% from midnight - putting the price of the average pint up 1p
£525m for offshore wind projects over the next two years
£9billion of public savings to be found at Whitehall
£1.7bn additional resources for Job Centre network
All long-term unemployed under 25s to be offered job or training
Until March 2010 motorists to get £2,000 discount on new cars if they trade in cars older than 10 years.
Scheme to guarantee mortgage backed securities to boost lending, extra £80m for shared equity mortgage scheme
£500m to kickstart stalled housing projects - including £100m for local authorities to build energy efficient homes
Stamp duty holiday for homes up to £175,000 to be extended to end of year
Economy to grow by 3.5% annually from 2011; Borrowing levels to rise by £173bn, inflation down 1%
Tax loopholes and schemes identified which could provide £1bn of extra revenue over the next three years if closed
Income tax for those earning more than £150,000 to rise to 50%;
Annual limit for tax-free ISAs to rise to more than £10,000 for over-50s; pension rise at 2.5%
