SPRING BUDGET 2000
This Budget was delivered against a background of the Government's recent admission that taxes had increased since Labour took office, and predictions that Gordon Brown would make his changes with an eye to the next election.
The most striking part of the speech dealt with public spending - a huge increase in NHS funding over the next four years, among other promises. Even so, there were plenty of changes to taxation, some only mentioned in the speech, and some only described in the pack of press releases which are published when the Chancellor sits down.
These pages set out the major proposals from the speech and some of the changes to come on 5 April 2000 which have already been announced.
Significant points and further information.
AUTHORISED BY THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES TO CARRY ON INVESTMENT BUSINESS