Chancellor makes Budget statement
22 April 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, makes his Budget statement to the House of Commons.
- Video and Audio: Budget statement
- Commons Hansard: Budget statement
- HM Treasury: Budget 2009
- Commons information: Budget FAQs
- About Parliament: The Budget
Every year the Chancellor of the Exchequer makes a major speech to the House of Commons on the state of the national finances and the Government's proposals for changes to taxation. This statement is known as the Budget.
The Budget speech usually includes:
- a review of how the UK economy is performing
- forecasts of how the UK economy will perform in the future
- details of any changes to taxation.
The Chancellor's statement is followed by several days' debate.