Treasury - Eighth Report
Budget 2009

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 5 May 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The economy

Growth forecasts

Rebalancing the economy

Fiscal stimulus

Unemployment

Quantitative easing and the Asset Purchase Facility

3 Public finances

State of the public finances

Recovering the public finances

Delaying the difficult decisions?

The fiscal framework

Gilt demand

4 Other measures in Budget 2009

Child poverty

Support for the property market

Local Housing Allowance

Stamp duty on properties under £175,000

Vehicle scrappage scheme

The 50p tax rate

Tax relief on pensions

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

Reports from the Treasury Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
27 April 2009
28 April 2009
29 April 2009

Written Evidence

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Prepared 6 May 2009