Darling defends 'bad news' Budget

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CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH

Text of Commons statement [122KB]

COMPLETE BUDGET REPORT

Stability and opportunity: building a strong, sustainable future [4.06MB]

PART ONE: ECONOMIC AND FISCAL STRATEGY REPORT

Chapter 1: Overview [1.2MB] Chapter 2: Maintaining macroeconomic stability [492KB] Chapter 3: Sustainable growth and prosperity [223KB]

Chapter 4: Fairness and opportunity for all [202KB] Chapter 5: Stronger communities and effective public services [222KB] Chapter 6: An environmentally sustainable world [271KB]

PART TWO: FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET REPORT

Chapter A: Budget policy decisions [176KB] Chapter B: The economy [1MB]

Chapter C: The public finances [418KB] List of charts and tables [48KB]

SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS

Child Poverty [1.31MB] Debt Reserves [617KB] Data Sources [332KB] Economy [1.02MB] Efficiency [216KB] Enterprise Investment Scheme [758KB] Forecast [278KB] Gift Aid [335KB] Housing [787KB] Enterprise [524KB] Impact [1.5MB] King review of low-carbon cars: recommendations [1.1MB]

Long term fiscal sustainability [616KB] Assumptions audit [181KB] Procurement [534KB] Notes on resolutions [156KB] The Saving Gateway [340KB] Simplification Review [267KB] Strategic challenges [645KB] Working paper: Resilience in the UK and other OECD economies [455KB] Working paper: Working Tax Credit and labour supply [455KB]