| Analysis - Homeowners |
 Stamp duty disappointment for homebuyers
Prospective property buyers were left disappointed by the Chancellor's Budget speech, in which he made no moves to cut current levels of stamp duty. | |
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| Analysis - Pensioners |
State helps poorest pensioners
State pensioners gained little new in Gordon Brown’s fifth Budget, in which he largely reiterated the announcements made in his November Pre-Budget statement. | |
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| Analysis - Traders |
Investors left empty-handed on stamp duty
Investors hoping for a U-turn from the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, on the issue of stamp duty came away from the Budget speech with a sense of disappointment. | |
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| Analysis - Investors |
A Hollow Budget for Investors
Gordon Brown promised to get away from the short-termism of past Budgets. But he clearly had a strong eye on a likely General Election in May. | |
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| Analysis - PEPs & ISAs |
Bars on PEPs lifted
Anyone seeking an end to confusion over Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and Personal Equity Plans (PEPs) may have a while longer to wait. | |
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| Analysis - Tax changes |
What to watch out for
This Budget had few surprises in store. But there were a few changes worth examining to see whether taking action might be profitable for UK taxpayers | |
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| Analysis - Pensions |
Pensions
Retirement issues were touched on in areas of the Budget speech. Here we outline some of the most important parts of the Chancellor's announcements. | |
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| Analysis - Employee Benefits |
Employee shareholding made easier
Measures to boost employee share ownership were a key part of Gordon Brown’s speech. But many changes simply tidy existing rules and some major anomalies remain. | |
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| Analysis - Annuities |
Solving the annuity problem
Gordon Brown apparently has little intention of reforming the antiquated annuity approach to pension provision, despite widespread lobbying by MPs and pension groups. | |
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