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Darling raises National Insurance
The chancellor raises National Insurance from 2011 and announces a public sector pay cap to tackle the UK's debt.
At-a-glance: The key points
Q&A: What it means to you
Analysis: Darling's challenge
The Full Story: Pre-Budget
Nick Robinson: Political test
Peston: Will bonus tax hurt?
Flanders: Number crunching
Darling announces NI increase
Darling to borrow more this year
The chancellor predicts a slight increase in borrowing costs to £178bn this year - up from a previous estimate of £175bn.
Banks face new tax on big bonuses
Chancellor Alistair Darling announces plans for a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses as part of his pre-Budget report.
VIDEO REPORTS
Darling's growth and inflation forecasts
Osborne: Never trust Labour again
Stephanie Flanders gives her reaction
Cable: Budget for 'bingo and boilers'
FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Cartoon guide: Darling's dilemma
A look at the problems facing Chancellor Alistair Darling as he tries to fix the economy
In-depth: Pre-Budget report
Nick Robinson
The Budget in which Darling was Darling
Hidden taxes
How the pre-Budget report will hit your finances
Stephanomics
The Budget that barely budged
Your views
Your reactions to the chancellor's pre-Budget report
Robert Peston
Will biffing bankers and their bonuses also biff Britain?
Full coverage
In video: the pre-Budget report and how it was received
PRE-BUDGET REPORT
National Insurance contributions
to rise 0.5p
UK
debt to soar
, as economic forecast is revised down
50% tax on bank bonuses
announced
Household boiler scrappage scheme
1p rise in
corporation tax for small firms
scrapped
Bingo duty
falls from 22% to 20%
State pension to rise by 2.5% next year
Read more in the
full pre-Budget Report documents
The PBR is an update on the previous Budget and sets scene for the next one
More details on
HM Treasury's PBR site
BUDGET REACTION
Labour has lost trust - Osborne
UK facing hard slog, says Cable
CBI raps National Insurance rise
Small firms welcome tax deferral
TAXES
Boiler scrappage scheme unveiled
Darling rolls out broadband tax
Fines to double for tax dodgers
Inheritance tax threshold frozen
Bingo in luck after tax rate cut
'More burden' on pension schemes
SPENDING
Diplomats face £13m perks squeeze
Youth jobless guarantee extended
More pupils get free school meals
NHS staff to see pay rises capped
UK IN RECESSION
Recession 'worse than estimated'
Morgan Stanley warns on UK debt
Economy shrinks less than thought
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Budget 2009
Pre-Budget report 2008
Budget 2008
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