Budget 2003

March 2004

10 things you never knew about the budget
Our top 10 oddball budget facts for those of you who want to sound knowledgeable at dinner parties.
17 Mar 2004 02.34 GMT

Of pensions lump sums and CO2 emissions
Cash writers answer your questions about the nitty-gritty of the Budget.
13 Apr 2003 12.32 BST
Here's the great new tax dodge - cycle to work
Richard Murphy on the mysterious ways of the Revenue.
13 Apr 2003 12.29 BST
Blink and you'll miss it
No one's finances will have been altered overnight by Gordon Brown's seventh Budget. It was mercifully devoid of fiscal flourishes. But it was notable for some of the issues the Chancellor remained silent on.
13 Apr 2003 12.28 BST

How much worse off are you?
A rise in national insurance and higher council tax bills are starting to hurt. Phillip Inman looks at the pain still to come.
12 Apr 2003 01.37 BST
When your mortgage becomes a life sentence
The Chancellor wants Brits to look to the US and buy property with a long-term fixed loan. But Patrick Collinson disagrees.
12 Apr 2003 01.37 BST
Gordon gives birth to his baby bonds
New-born children are to get a nest-egg that they can use when they reach the age of 18. Rupert Jones looks at the Chancellor's big idea.
12 Apr 2003 01.37 BST

The Budget at a glance
· Trust fund for every child born from September 2002 · Trust fund for every child born from today
· Extra £64m for aid to Iraq
· Free hospital meals for pensioners
· 1p on pint of beer; 8p on cigarettes; 4p on bottle of wine
9 Apr 2003 18.02 BST
All quiet on the home front
Marianne Curphey
With the war in Iraq occupying the nation's attention, the chancellor has sensibly refrained from delivering a Budget which would produce further shocks at home, writes Marianne Curphey.
9 Apr 2003 17.13 BST
- Brown banks on buoyant economy
  Richard Adams
  9 Apr 2003 15.17 BST
- Brown under pensions fire
  9 Apr 2003 11.54 BST
- Drinkers and smokers will feel the pinch
  9 Apr 2003 11.42 BST

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