Budget 2004: Language and length
News Article 17 March 2004
The words, wordcount and the length of the chancellor's statement to MPs.
Budget 2004: Opposition responses
News Article 17 March 2004
Michael Howard led the attack on the chancellor's borrowing plans asking "if everything is going so well why is he borrowing so much".
Budget 2004: Brown and public services
News Article 17 March 2004
The chancellor has repeated his pledge to increase public spending.
Budget 2004: The responses
News Article 17 March 2004
What business and the trade unions said of the chancellor's 2004 Budget.
Budget 2004: Brown and business
News Article 17 March 2004
The major Budget announcements relating to business and commerce.
Budget 2004: Brown and tax
News Article 17 March 2004
The key fiscal issues announced by Gordon Brown during the course of his 2004 Budget.
Budget 2004: Brown and the economy
News Article 17 March 2004
"Locking in stability" was Gordon Brown's core Budget theme.
Brown set for Budget statement
Press Review 17 March 2004
Gordon Brown will today appear before MPs for his eighth Budget as chancellor
Brown puts 'stability' first
News Article 17 March 2004
Gordon Brown says he has locked stability into the British economy, insisting his spending plans are sustainable.
Budget 2004: Treasury publishes housing review
News Article 17 March 2004
The Treasury has been urged to levy a "windfall tax" on those who profit from the sale of land for property development.
Brown set to target internet betting
Press Review 16 March 2004
The chancellor is set to crack down on internet betting exchanges in a bid to bring them into line with traditional bookmakers.
Brown warned on Budget black hole
News Article 14 March 2004
The shadow chancellor has warned that this week's Budget will attempt to cover-up a black hole which could lead to billions of pounds in tax increases.
Brown to attack Tory finance plans
News Article 12 March 2004
The chancellor will today defend his economic record and slam the Conservatives' spending plans.
Confident Brown hints on Budget
Press Review 12 March 2004
Gordon Brown tells the Times today that he is the first chancellor approaching a general election to be reducing rather than raising the rate of growth of public spending.
Watchdog warns on spirits fraud
Press Review 12 March 2004
A report released by the National Audit Office has warned that spirits fraud could be costing the chancellor between £10 million and £1 billion a year.
