Brown defends Budget's prudence The Chancellor says that Britain is on course for a strong recovery in 2003, and says he is not worried by higher borrowing in the future.
Q&A: How am I affected? BBC News Online explains what Chancellor Gordon Brown's 2002 Budget means for pay packets, pensioners and the price of a pint.
Brown 'reaches popularity high' The Budget has taken Chancellor Gordon Brown's popularity to a new high, suggests the latest opinion poll.
Spending pressures despite tax rises For the first time, Gordon Brown's Budget takes substantial sums from the rich to fund the NHS, but spending could still be squeezed later on.
Thursday, 9 January, 2003, 11:23 GMT 
After the Budget
Press verdict
FORUM
43.20% 
56.80% 