Budget 2009: in numbers

Budget 2009: The key points at a glance

The state of the economy under Labour

Pound under pressure as Budget 2009 sparks UK sovereign rating fears

Budget 2009: Gordon Brown declares class war with tax on high earners

BUDGET 2009: Public sector job losses loom as Darling unveils £9 billion 'efficiency cuts'

BUDGET 2009: Embarrassment for Darling as IMF disagrees British economy will be growing again by 2010

Surprise hike in fuel duty... with years of inflation-busting rises in the pipeline

Theft jumps by a quarter and burglaries rise 4% in credit crunch crime wave

Darling pledges £3.1bn to help people back to work... but jobless total could hit 3m

Your tax at a glance

Wages fall, but only in the private sector

61p tax rate and rich perk clawback 'will force top talent to go abroad'

Fears for pubs as tax on drink is increased

Cameron condemns 'Labour's living dead' in withering attack on Darling

BUDGET 2009: Darling savaged over 'fantasy' Budget... but STILL insists good times are just round the corner

BUDGET 2009: Alistair's living in Wonderland: Darling refuses to cut spending, hits rich with 50p tax rate and pins his hopes on recovery fantasies

Budget bust-up with IMF: Devastating warning on UK economy sparks furious late night row with Downing Street