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March 2011 Budget

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his second Budget on 23 March 2011, outlining how the government planned to raise and spend money during the 2011/12 financial year and beyond.

Click the link below for details of the changes he announced to taxes, spending, rules and regulations.

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In his Budget speech Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne outlined how the government plans to raise and spend money during the coming year.

For a breakdown of what was in the June 2010 Budget, follow the links below.

Alternatively, you can download the Budget Report in full.

• How the Budget affects you

• Tax changes

• Benefits and tax credits

• Income Tax and National Insurance rates for 2010-11

• Motoring and transport

• Pensions

• Alcohol and tobacco

• Housing

• Public sector and public spending

• Employment

• The economy

Detailed content

• Budget June 2010 - the detailed Budget report

• Download the complete Budget Report (PDF, 2792K)

• Help with PDF files

The detailed Budget Report

The Budget sets out a five-year plan to rebuild the British economy based on the government’s values of responsibility, freedom and fairness. It shows how the government will carry out Britain’s unavoidable deficit reduction plan in a way that strengthens and unites the country.

The complete Budget Report contains the detailed text and figures behind the Budget announcements.

The documents are available in a PDF format. You can download the entire report in one file or chapter-by-chapter.

• The detailed Budget Report

Budget speech highlights

A video and a podcast with highlights of Chancellor George Osborne's June 2010 Budget speech are available.

Among the issued covered are public sector pay and pensions, welfare reform, alcohol duty, VAT and Capital Gains Tax.

To watch the video or listen to the podcast, follow the links below.

• Download the Budget podcast (MP3, 3814K)

The Budget speech

The text of the Chancellor's Budget statement can be found by following the link below.

Please note that it may not be an exact transcription of what he said in the House of Commons.

• Download the June 2010 Budget speech (PDF, 171K)

• Help with PDF files

Income Tax and National Insurance rates for 2010-11

The rates and allowances for Income Tax and National Insurance contributions for the 2010-11 tax year were announced in the Pre-Budget Report in December 2009.

Follow the links below for Income Tax and National Insurance rates and allowances for the 2010-11 and 2009-10 tax years.

• Income Tax and National Insurance rates for 2010-11

• Income Tax and National Insurance rates for 2009-10

Previous Budgets and Pre-Budgets

Find out more about Budgets and Pre-Budget Reports from previous years, including the March 2010 Budget.

• Budget 24 March 2023

• Pre-Budget Report 2009

• Budget 2009

• Pre-Budget Report 2008

Budget background

• Budget day guide

• History and traditions of Budget day