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Pre-Budget Report 2005
Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 14:54 GMT 15:54 UK
Gordon Brown
Brown halves UK growth forecast
Chancellor Gordon Brown slashes his estimate of UK growth after admitting it has been a "tough" year.
Q&A: What it means to you
At a glance: Pre-Budget report
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LATEST NEWS
Treasury U-turn on new pensions
Big change to tax credit limits
Brown doubles North Sea oil tax
Deficit widens as growth slows
Plans to boost UK housing supply
Unclaimed accounts to fund youth
PRE-BUDGET DOCUMENTS
Budget documents The Chancellor's full pre-Budget report and related documents

Gordon Brown: Iron Chancellor?Iron Chancellor?
Brown signals the end of big spending increases
Tax expert John Whiting explains the impact of the pre-Budget report on taxes and your personal finances.John Whiting
A tax expert unpicks the small print of the pre-Budget report
Baffling confession
Brown rattles out the numbers as he seeks to defend reputation

PRE-BUDGET MEASURES

Daniel Craig as James Bond Tax change for films made in UK
Both large and small-budget films are promised tax credits

NHS staff to get 2% pay increase
More money for medical research
Skills gap 'threatens UK future'
Teachers get 2.5% more pay
REACTION

George Osborne Tories: Brown past sell-by date
Gordon Brown is "past his sell-by date", says shadow chancellor George Osborne.

Brown urged to 'learn humility'
Firms' pre-Budget reaction mixed
Lenders join HomeBuy scheme

ECONOMIC BACKGROUND

UK public finance boost for Brown
High Street sales remain subdued
Unemployment rate holds steady
UK inflation drops back to 2.3%
VIDEO AND AUDIO NEWS
Gordon Brown Key moments from the pre-Budget report



What the pre-Budget report means for your financesDigesting Brown
What the chancellor's pre-Budget report means for you
Chancellor Gordon BrownHave Your Say
What did you think of Gordon Brown's pre-Budget report?
Money box with notes and coinsUncertain times
A tax expert gives the business view of the pre-Budget report




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