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Brown budgets for votes: the election campaign starts here
The Budget and You
Unions' fury at 40,000 jobs cut in Civil Service
More new homes to stop soaring house prices
Investment trusts to boost property sector
Crackdown on inheritance tax avoidance
New rules to cap lifetime pension pot at £1.5m
Race-fixing claims spark investigation into betting exchanges
Spirits drinkers will get the bill for bottle-stamping to halt smuggling
Motorists given an easy ride, lobby group complains
Over-70s get £100 'bung' to fend off council tax rebellion
Case Study: The public-sector worker
Case Study: Company car driver
Case Study: The first-time buyer
Case study: The middle-income family
Case Study: Small-business owner
Public Spending
£6bn pledged to fight terror and keep up military commitments
Film industry welcomes more targeted tax credit
Medical research to get £1.2bn a year by 2008
Brown pours billions into backing Labour pledge on education
Churches receive £10m VAT windfall
Aid budget increased to meet key target
Politics
Euro referendum unlikely before 2007
Report shifts focus for performance targets to regions
Case Study: The high-earning family
The Economy
'Slash and spend' as key tax rates unchanged
Jobs go in Customs merger with Revenue
From funding wars to its final, losing battle: oldest law agency is bowing out
Bullish growth forecasts cheer City but clear the way for rate increases
The Speech
We must lock in stability, not for a year or two but for a generation
Political Reaction
Third-term tax rises are inevitable, says Howard
New Deal targets literacy in drive to improve skills of the workforce
Balls briefing may be last before he quits to stand for Parliament
So what did you think? Union leaders, literary lights (and a former madam) give their verdict
Business
Tax avoidance and VAT dodges cut as loopholes are closed
Enterprise initiatives will help millions of small businesses
City says 'failure is not an option' for Whitehall efficiency drive
Case Study: The small businessman
Comment
Jeremy Warner: This was one of Brown's cleverest budgets yet
Stephen Herring: Watch for new tax legislation - this Chancellor is no simplifier
Iain Fletcher: An each-way loser - Chancellor's review is a no-win bet
Hamish McRae: Prepare for higher rates and leaner times ahead - once the election is out of the way
Deborah Orr: They've built up hopes, but nothing more substantial
John Rentoul: Brown's economics take on political flavour as he prepares for the succession
Andrew Grice: Has Gordon trumped the Tories already?
Steve Richards: Gordon Brown has left the Conservatives struggling to make their sums add up
Mark Steel: With a few more jokes, he could take it to Edinburgh
Simon Carr: Omniscient budget babble is really quite refreshing
Leading article: A cautious and defensive Budget that holds its fire for the next election
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