The finance bill - which when it becomes an Act enshrines the chancellor's Budget proposals into law - was published on Wednesday.

View the public finance bill in full:

Contents(pdf)
Volume 1(pdf)
Volume 2(pdf)
Volume 3(pdf)

For background notes describing the Bill's clauses and schedules, click here (pdf)

The Bill received its first reading in parliament on Tuesday - essentially a nod-through. The second reading, which will be accompanied by a debate, receives its second reading on April 30.

Some of the measures, such as tax credits to encourage business, came into force at the beginning of the business tax year on April 1. Others, such as the increase in tax on cigarettes, came into force at 6 pm on Budget day.

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