The Budget in detail

BBC Radio 4's Money Box Saturday 24 March at 1204 GMT on Radio 4 and Online Programme transcript (58 KB)

Chancellor Gordon Brown delivered his eleventh and probably final budget to Parliament on Wednesday.

This week's edition of Money Box focused closely on the financial changes announced.

Who wins and who loses? We heard from worried tax payers and examined the detail with:

Anita Monteith, technical manager of the Tax Faculty

Katie Lane from Citizens Advice

John Whiting from PricewaterhouseCoopers

Mike Brewer from the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Pensions and charities

One listener who will pay more tax is worried her pension and charity contributions will suffer.

Paul Lewis put her concerns to John Whiting of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Stephen Yeo from actuaries Watson Wyatt.

Financial Assistance Scheme

The chancellor also announced an extension to the Financial Assistance Scheme, which helps people whose company pensions were wound up.

We spoke to one man who will benefit - Trevor Ryan, a former worker with Allied Steel & Wire whose pension scheme was wound up in 2002.

And we discussed the development with pensions expert Ros Altmann.

Further information:

Government's £160m pension saving

Budget 2007: In depth

BBC Radio 4's Budget Call 2007

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Bank account warning

The bank said its policy is in line with other leading banks

The Royal Bank of Scotland has warned UK staff they could face disciplinary action if their main account is not one operated by the firm.

A letter to staff obtained by union Amicus revealed the bank's policy.

Bob Howard has been investigating.

Have Your Say: Employers' rules

Further information:

Account warning for bank workers

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BBC Radio 4's Money Box was broadcast on Saturday, 24 March 2007 at 1204 GMT.

The programme was repeated on Sunday, 25 March 2007 at 2102 GMT.