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Last Updated: Tuesday, 15 March, 2005, 16:08 GMT
Budget 2005 quiz
Gordon Brown
It's on the tip of his tongue...
As Gordon Brown prepares to deliver a record breaking ninth Budget, how does your economic record measure up? Do you know your Budget facts - or is it all a financial black hole?

Take our quiz and find out.

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Question 1
What was the basic rate of income tax in 1905?
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A: 5%
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B: 50%
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C: 75%
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Question 2
Who is the longest serving chancellor of the exchequer in modern times?
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A: Nigel Lawson
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B: Gordon Brown
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C: David Lloyd George
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Question 3
"The place is geared towards eloquence rather than the pursuit of excellence" - Gordon Brown in 1997. But what was he talking about?
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A: The House of Commons
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B: The United Nations
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C: Labour's National Executive Committee
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Question 4
Which voter-friendly measure did Gordon Brown not include in his pre-election 2001 Budget?
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A: 50% cut in duty on small brewers
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B: Abolition of betting tax
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C: Paternity leave
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Question 5
How many tax increases has Gordon Brown introduced since 1997, according to Tory shadow chancellor Oliver Letwin?
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A: 66
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B: 22
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C: 130
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Question 6
Which of these prime ministers did not serve as chancellor of the exchequor?
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A: John Major
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B: Harold Wilson
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C: Winston Churchill
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Question 7
Which of these Budget traditions is regularly broken by Gordon Brown?
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A: Keeping his papers in a red box
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B: Sipping whisky during the speech
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C: Allowing the opposition to respond
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Question 8
How much extra tax has Gordon Brown put on a packet of 20 cigarettes since his first budget in 1997?
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A: 53p
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B: �1.34
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C: �2.50
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Question 9
Which measure was not included in the Liberal Democrats' alternative budget, unveiled in February?
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A: 50% top rate of income tax
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B: Increase stamp duty thresholds to �100,000
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C: Windfall tax on banks and oil giants
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Question 10
How many times did Gordon Brown mention stability in his 2004 Budget speech?
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A: He didn't mention it once
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B: 12 times
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C: 24 times

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