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Consultations

2011 Budget: Reform of air passenger duty - A consultation (Department for Transport)
This consultation seeks views on the government's proposals for reform of the current air passenger duty banding system and plans to extend the duty to passengers aboard 'business jets'. It aims to simplify the air passenger duty in a way that improves the efficiency and fairness of the tax.

Publications

2011 Budget: Report (HM Treasury)
This is the full report for the 2011 Budget.
2011 Budget: Documents (HM Treasury)
This page provides links to all documents on the 2011 Budget, including the full Budget report and supplementary documents.
2011 Budget: Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget statement (HM Treasury)
This is a transcript of the 2011 Budget statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to the House of Commons on 23 March 2011. He talks about reforming the nation’s economy to allow enduring growth and jobs in the future.
2011 Budget: Growth review (HM Treasury)
The government's 'plan for growth' sets out radical reforms in areas that act as barriers to enterprise. The plan includes a package of measures to create a new model of economic growth by achieving four overarching ambitions.
2011 Budget: Overview of tax legislation and rates (HM Treasury) (HM Revenue and Customs)
This is a single supplementary document, which contains further details on all tax changes announced in the Budget on 23 March 2011.
2011 Budget: Open public services - Written ministerial statement by Eric Pickles (Department for Communities and Local Government)
This is a written ministerial statement by Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles on 23 March 2011. He announces that the government will act to remove barriers to more open and efficient local public services, including guidance on workforce matters.
2011 Budget: Planning for growth - Written ministerial statement by Greg Clark (Department for Communities and Local Government)
This is a written ministerial statement by Decentralisation Minister Greg Clark on 23 March 2011. He announces the steps the government expects local planning authorities to take with immediate effect, following the Budget on 23 March 2011.
2011 Budget: Business rates information letter 2/2011 - Information from 2011 Budget announcement (Department for Communities and Local Government)
This letter covers Budget announcements, further one-year increase of small business rate relief discounts for enterprise zones, the local government resource review and the interest rate for 2011-12.
2011 Budget: Planning and the Budget (Department for Communities and Local Government)
The Budget and Growth Review update sets out ambitious proposals to ensure the planning system does everything possible to support economic growth and sustainable development. This publication details how the planning system is changing.
2011 Budget: Enterprise zone prospectus (Department for Communities and Local Government)
The 2011 Budget announced that the government would establish 21 new enterprise zones in Local Enterprise Partnership areas in England. This prospectus gives more information to local enterprise partnerships, local authorities and partners.
2011 Budget: London's Royal Docks gain enterprise zone status - Oral ministerial statement by Bob Neill (Department for Communities and Local Government)
This is an oral ministerial statement by Thames Gateway Minister Bob Neil on 24 March 2011. He comments on the announcement that London's historic Royal Docks have gained enterprise zone status.