Chancellor delivers 2009 Pre-Budget Report
9 December 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, has delivered his Pre-Budget Report to the House of Commons
- Video and Audio: Pre-Budget Report
- Commons Hansard: Pre-Budget Report
- HM Treasury: Pre-Budget Report 2009 (external site)
- Commons Library Standard Note: Background to the 2009 Pre-Budget Report
- About Parliament: The Budget
- Factsheet: Budgets and Financial Documents: pre-Budget report dates since 1997 (PDF)
- Parliamentary News: Committee announces inquiry into 2009 Pre-Budget Report
The Pre-Budget Report is one of two wide-ranging economic reports presented to Parliament by the Chancellor each year.
In spring the Chancellor presents the annual Budget statement, which usually includes a review of how the UK economy is performing, forecasts of how the UK economy will perform in the future any details of any changes to taxation.
The Pre-Budget Statement, along with a Pre-Budget Report, is usually delivered in November and provides a report on progress since the previous Budget, with an update on the state of the national economy and announcements of proposed new taxes.