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| Budget discussions Published: April 16 2002 11:43GMT | Last Updated: April 17 2002 23:09GMT |
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| Was Brown right to raise taxes for the NHS? The UK chancellor said spending on health would rise by 43 per cent in real terms over the next five years. Is this the only way to make up for years of under-investment and bring Britain's creaking health service up to continental European standards? Or are the Conservatives right to argue that what the NHS really needs is not more money but radical reform, including a greater role for the private sector? Click here What do you think of Gordon Brown’s Budget? Gordon Brown, the UK chancellor, has delivered what is widely regarded as the most important Budget of the Labour government's second term. Do you think it was a success? Comment and vote in our online poll. Click here How far could tax increases limit rate rises? Gordon Brown, chancellor of the exchequer, is widely expected to raise taxes by about £5bn in Wednesday's Budget. To what extent would such a move reduce the need for the Bank of England to raise interest rates? Click here What would you like to see in this year's Budget? What would you like to see in this year's Budget when Gordon Brown, UK chancellor, delivers it on April 17? Click here
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