William Ewart Gladstone1859
Raises a budget to pay for the war with China raising income tax from 5d to 9d
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Raises a budget to pay for the war with China raising income tax from 5d to 9d
Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts
Proposes drastic cuts in funds for the armed services
Cuts the interest on Britains National debt
Goschens budget has a surplus of œ2,000,000
Churchill presents his first budget and announces the Government's intention to restore sterling's gold parity.
Reduces the Treasurys contribution to health & unemployment schemes by 11%. Intoduces a contributory old age pension scheme & reduces direct taxation by 4%
Accompanies Churchill during his 4th budget speech
Churchill makes his 4th budget speech
Reduces the standard rate of tax to 9 shillings in the pound. Due to a trade surplus 6d is taken off the standard rate of income tax
Churchills budget includes expenditure on the hydrogen bomb
Reduces taxation prior to the general election
Introduces Premium Bonds & cuts Government food subsidies
Cuts income tax, purchase tax & the price of beer & restores investment allowances
Reginald Maudling presents the 1964 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Cuts income tax, reduces subsidies, replaces industrial grants with tax incentives. Cuts income tax by 2 1/2 pence
The top rate of tax is reduced to 75%. Selective employment tax is halved. Child allowances & old age pensions are increased
Anthony Barber presents the 1971 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Anthony Barber presents the 1972 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Anthony Barber presents the 1973 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Attends the European Council & forwards the case for reducing Britains contributions
Geoffrey Howe presents the 1979 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Geoffrey Howe delivers the 1980 Budget with tax increases and plans for public spending restraint.
The 1980 Budget raises a range of duties and announces reductions in planned public expenditure.
Pensions and social security rise below inflation; National Insurance and North Sea oil taxation rise.
Geoffrey Howe presents the 1980 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Geoffrey Howe presents the 1981 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Geoffrey Howe presents the 1982 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1983 Budget raises personal tax allowances substantially and removes many people from income-tax liability.
Urges an immediate 3% reduction in cash limits. Through a sleight of hand, the extra revenue Walters wished to raise was secured by freezing income tax thresholds
Meets Khohl, they agree to forward CAP reforms from Stuttgart to the Athens Summit
Geoffrey Howe presents the 1983 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
After becoming Chancellor, Lawson supports in-year spending reductions in response to concern that public-sector borrowing will exceed the Government's plans.
The 1984 Budget reduces corporation tax rates while phasing out capital allowances and abolishes both the Investment Income Surcharge and the National Insurance Surcharge.
Nigel Lawson presents the 1984 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1985 Budget raises personal income-tax allowances by more than the prevailing rate of inflation.
Nigel Lawson presents the 1985 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1986 Budget cuts the basic rate of income tax by one percentage point.
The 1986 Budget introduces Personal Equity Plans to encourage individuals to invest in shares.
The 1986 Budget combines measures to widen individual share ownership, increase support for charities and alter personal taxation.
Lawson continues the reduction of the standard rate of personal income tax, building on the cut introduced in Geoffrey Howe's 1979 Budget.
Nigel Lawson presents the 1986 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1987 Budget cuts two percentage points from the basic rate of income tax.
Nigel Lawson presents the 1987 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The 1988 Budget reduces the basic rate of income tax to 25 percent and replaces the previous higher-rate structure with a single 40 percent higher rate while substantially increasing personal allowances.
Nigel Lawson presents the 1988 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Nigel Lawson presents the 1989 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Presents the Budget Statement to the House of Commons
Delivers the budget in the House of Commons
John Roy Major presents the 1990 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Norman Lamont presents the 1991 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Norman Lamont presents the 1992 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Norman Lamont presents the 1993 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The European Finance Bill is passed
Presents the budget for 1995-96, proposes cutting spending but not reducing taxes
Announces an increase in interest rates from 6.25% to 5.75%
Increases tax on petrol, cigarettes & alcohol
Kenneth Clarke presents the 1994 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Kenneth Clarke presents the 1995 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Kenneth Clarke presents the 1996 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
George Osborne presents the 2015 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
George Osborne presents the 2016 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Philip Hammond presents the 2017 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Philip Hammond presents the 2018 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Rishi Sunak presents the 2020 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Rishi Sunak presents the 2021 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Jeremy Hunt presents the 2023 Budget to the House of Commons as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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