Brown hails 'Budget for schools'
Chancellor Gordon Brown unveils a boost in spending on schools in England - but the Tories say he is "the past".

Brown 'silence' on NHS criticised
Chancellor Gordon Brown is criticised for not saying enough about the NHS in his Budget amid hospital job cuts.

Focus on state school education
Chancellor Gordon Brown aims to fund state school pupils at the same level as those in private schools.

Brown targets polluting vehicles
The chancellor raises tax for polluting vehicles, with the worst now attracting a Vehicle Excise Duty of £210.

No help for 'cash-strapped NHS'
NHS trusts struggling to balance their books are offered no financial help in Gordon Brown's budget.

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Funding boost for 2012 Olympics
The chancellor reveals in the Budget a £600m funding package to prepare athletes for the 2012 London Olympics.

Chancellor plans big asset sale
British Energy and the Tote bookmakers will be sold as the government looks to raise billions of pounds from state-owned assets.

Beware Brown's schools rhetoric
Is Gordon Brown's Budget rhetoric on education borne out?

Education Budget in more detail
Gordon Brown's spending plans cover a range of different projects within education.

How green was Brown's Budget?
Environmentalists like Brown's 10th Budget, but will it make a difference?

Q&A: What it means for you
Children, cars taxes - the Budget explained.

No economic surprises
With most of the nasty economic problems already announced in 2005, Gordon Brown keeps his tenth Budget free of economic controversy.

Cool business reaction to Budget
Business groups give a mixed response to the measures unveiled in Gordon Brown's latest Budget.

Cameron attacks 'past it' Brown
The Tory leader attacks Gordon Brown's Budget speech, describing him as being stuck in the past.

Campbell: 'missed opportunity'
Lib Dem leader Sir Menzies Campbell says Gordon Brown has failed to "show his worth" in the Budget.

Watch the Budget responses
Watch the official responses to Chancellor Gordon Brown's 10th Budget.

Inheritance tax rules tightened
The government makes it harder for people who die to pass on money to their children free of IHT.

Property firms buoyed by tax rule
Property shares are boosted by the Chancellor's decision to make it cheaper for developers to switch to REIT status

Inheritance tax to start at £325k
The threshold for inheritance tax is extended again.

Brown provokes council tax anger
Pensioners groups angrily denounce Gordon Brown for failing to repeat last year's council tax rebate.

Budget blow to home computers
The government will withdraw the tax exemptions for computers loaned for private use to employees.

Stamp duty to start at £125,000
The threshold for paying stamp duty on property purchases will rise to £125,000, Chancellor Gordon Brown says.

Producers warn over film tax
The chancellor confirms new tax relief rules for film funding - but some producers fear they may backfire.

Budget pledge for terror victims
Chancellor Gordon Brown announces money for a 7 July memorial and fund to support terrorism victims.

Funding for science teachers
The Chancellor has promised extra money to recruit 3,000 more school science teachers.

VAT on contraceptives cut
VAT is reduced from 17.5% to 5% on condoms and other contraceptives in Gordon Brown's Budget.

Budget impact breakdown
At-a-glance guide to how it will affect typical families and income groups.

Budget 2006 documents in full

The new car tax bands
Table showing the new vehicle excise duty bands announced in the Budget of March 2006.

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Why we have Budgets
Why do we have a Budget and when did it start?

Profile: Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown remains the politician most likely to succeed Tony Blair as Labour leader and prime minister.