One stop for Budget 2009

This page gives you quick and easy access to all the latest information from across central government on Budget 2009.

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Publications

• Budget 2009 Report: Building Britain's future (HM Treasury)
  This is the full report for Budget 2009. It includes the economic and fiscal strategy report and the financial statement and Budget report.
• Budget 2009: Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget Statement (HM Treasury)
  This is a transcript of the Budget 2009 statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to the House of Commons on 22 April 2009.
• Operational Efficiency Programme: Final report (HM Treasury)
  This report evaluates the operational efficiency programme, which forms a key part of the Government's drive to achieve greater efficiency savings across public spending.
• Investing in a Low-carbon Britain (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
  This document sets out a programme of targeted investment to provide real help now for businesses and households, creating and sustaining the jobs that will contribute to the UK’s prosperity in a new low-carbon world.
• 2009 Value for Money Update (PDF 750 Kb) (Cabinet Office)
  This document sets out, department by department, how the Government intends to deliver £35 billion worth of saving through an ambitious programme of value for money reforms across the public sector.

Related links

• Budget 2009: Building Britain's future (HM Treasury)
  This page gives access to the full report for Budget 2009, a transcript of the Chancellor's statement, related press notices and all the associated documents. It also gives a link to a microsite that summarises the key points.
• Budget 2009: Building Britain's future - Microsite (HM Treasury)
  This microsite gives a summary of Budget 2009, which was announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on 22 April 2009. It provides an outline of the key measures.
• Budget 2009: Supplementary documents (HM Treasury)
  This page provides links to all supplementary documents on Budget 2009.
• Budget 2009: Press notice index (HM Treasury)
  This page provides links to press notices from HM Treasury on Budget 2009. It includes a complete set of press notices in one downloadable document.
• What Budget 2009 Means for Your Region: Regional press notice index (HM Treasury)
  This page provides links to all regional press notices on Budget 2009.
• HM Revenue and Customs: Budget 2009 (HM Revenue and Customs)
  This gives links to Budget notes, information and supplementary documents from HM Revenue and Customs on Budget 2009.
• Directgov: Budget 2009 (Directgov)
  This page gives links to information on the Directgov website about the main points of the Budget and related information for citizens.
• HM Treasury YouTube Channel (HM Treasury)
  This is the HM Treasury channel on YouTube. It links to films from the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  Update: Videos for Budget 2009 have been added to the page.
• HM Treasury Twitter Channel (HM Treasury)
  This is the official Twitter channel for HM Treasury.
  Update: HM Treasury is tweeting about Budget 2009.
• HM Treasury Flickr Photostream (HM Treasury)
  This page hosts photos from HM Treasury.
  Update: Photos have been added from Budget day, 22 April 2009.
• Carbon Budgets (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
  This page gives information on carbon budgets for the period 2008 to 2022. It also links to background information on the development of the budgets and information on carbon accounting.
• Cave Review: Competition and innovation in water markets (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affiairs)
  This page gives information on Professor Martin Cave's independent review of competition and innovation in water markets. It brings forward the Government’s commitment to review the eligibility threshold for non-household customers to choose suppliers introduced as part of the Water Act 2003.
  Update: The final report has been added.
• The Vehicle Discount Scheme (Directgov)
  This page gives information on the vehicle discount scheme that was announced in the 2009 Budget.
• Future Jobs Fund (DWP)
  This page gives information on a fund to which local authorities and other organisations can bid to create around 150,000 new jobs.

News

• Budget 2009: Building Britain’s future (HM Treasury)
• Budget 2009: Value-added tax, income tax allowances, National Insurance contributions, child and working tax credit rates 2009-10 and other rates (HM Treasury)
• Budget 2009: Protecting tax revenues (HM Treasury)
• Budget 2009: Hazel Blears - Budget provides real help now and for the future (Communities and Local Government)
• Budget 2009: Building a low-carbon economy - Waste management measures to help hit carbon budget (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
• Budget 2009: Support for the third sector announced in Budget (Cabinet Office)
• Budget 2009: UK sets world's first carbon budgets (Department of Energy and Climate Change)
• Budget 2009: Extra funding to guarantee every young person a place for post-16 learning (Department for Schools, Children and Families)
• Budget 2009: Budget unveils advancement of military accommodation funds (Ministry of Defence)
• Budget 2009: Hazel Blears - Greater efficiencies in the public sector (Communities and Local Government)
• Budget 2009: Homes and Communities Agency welcomes Budget cash (Homes and Communities Agency)
• Budget 2009: Government brings real help for North East charities (Cabinet Office)
• Budget 2009: Call on councils to help more young people into work (CLG)
• Budget 2009: All young people expected and supported to help their communities (Cabinet Office)
• Budget 2009: Prime Minister aims to get all young people helping communities (10 Downing Street)

Archive

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  Published date: 20 November 2008
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  Published date: 12 March 2008
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