Personal Allowance
Budget 2012: Are you a winner or loser?Single people with no children benefit from the budget if they earn less than £125,000 but to work out if you are better off as a family or a pensioner is more complicated. |
Budget 2012: Key points at a glanceIn a Budget with few surprises, Chancellor George Osborne vowed today that Britain was to “earn its way in the world” as there was no other road to recovery. |
Budget 2012: Comment and reaction from the expertsOur detailed budget coverage brings you all of the expert analysis and comment on the important measures contained in the Chancellor, George Osborne's budget. |
Personal allowance set to increase to £9,205 in today's budgetGeorge Osborne delivers his third budget today and its centrepiece is expected to be an increase in the personal allowance before income tax is due to £9,205. |
Raising tax threshold would benefit rich more than poor, says IFSThe Institute for Fiscal Studies has analysed the impact of raising the personal allowance to £10,000 and concludes that it is not a "progressive" policy and would benefit families with two mid-level incomes most. |
Osborne may reduce annual pension allowance to fund tax cutsThe Chancellor, George Osborne is considering reducing the tax-free pension annual allowance to fund increases in the income tax personal allowance in the budget later this month. |
Clegg tax speech paves way for bigger rise in personal allowanceNick Clegg will use a speech today to insist that the coalition government moves "further and faster" towards its goal that nobody will pay tax on their first £10,000 of earnings. |
Chancellor's budget to unveil higher tax allowanceGeorge Osborne is likely to announce that the personal allowance will increase by £600 from April 2012 as well as measures to help first-time buyers and motorists in his budget today. |
CBI calls for 'all-action' Budget for 2011The CBI urges George Osborne to deliver an all-action 2011 Budget speech tomorrow. |
Live Webcast: Budget SpecialJoin the discussion at 1.30pm March 23rd and put your questions to our expert panelists, Stephen Berry from NFU Mutual and Timothy Fussell from accountant Baker Tilly as they discuss the budget speech and what it means for individuals and small and medium-sized businesses. |
The Budget 2011: A PreviewThe Chancellor, George Osborne, delivers the 2011 budget on Wednesday March 23rd. What will the budget contain, how will it help business, what will happen to fuel prices and who will be the winners and losers? |
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