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Last Updated: Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 15:14 GMT 16:14 UK
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Budget and spending plans - the documents
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced his first pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review, unveiling his latest tax and economic forecasts and future departmental spending plans.

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Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 in full [1.5MB]

Chancellor's speech in full [84KB]

List of abbreviations [70KB]

Departmental groupings [57KB]

OTHER DOCUMENTS

Building better incentives for local economic growth 454[KB]

Intangible investment and Britain's productivity [334KB]

Offshore funds: a discussion paper [402KB]

Outcome of the review of the Operation of the Open Market Option [74KB]

Tax simplification reviews [104KB]

Moving to a global low-carbon economy [770KB]

Business rate supplements [261KB]

Consultation on modernising tax relief for business expenditure on cars [248KB]

The economy and public finances - charts and tables [907KB]

Efficiency progress to June 2007 [265KB]

End of year fiscal report [321KB]

Funding the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly [591KB]

Income tax and National Insurance alignment [713KB]

The King Review of low-carbon cars [835KB]

Data sources [247KB]

Pre-Budget Report Notes [497KB]


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PRE-BUDGET REPORT and SPENDING REVIEW 2007

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�250m more for targeted learning

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