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Pre-budget report investing in Britain's potential building our long-term future

By: Language: English Series: Cm ; 6984Publication details: London TSO 2006ISBN:
  • 0101698429
  • 9780101698429
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 352.4941 $2 18
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Incomplete contents:
Overview -- Maintaining macroeconomic stability -- Meeting the productivity challenge -- Increasing employment opportunity for all -- Building a fairer society -- Delivering high quality public services -- Protecting the environment -- The economy -- The public finances
Summary: Details government's tax and spending plans, including public investment, and provides updated forecasts for the economy and projections for the public finances. Key measures include: investing in transport infrastructure by taking forward the recommendations of the Eddington Transport Study; investing in the growth of sustainable housing supply; enabling greater flexibility in the land use planning system by taking forward the Barker Review; and taking steps to tackle climate change, improve air quality and protect the UK's countryside and natural resources.

Overview -- Maintaining macroeconomic stability -- Meeting the productivity challenge -- Increasing employment opportunity for all -- Building a fairer society -- Delivering high quality public services -- Protecting the environment -- The economy -- The public finances

Details government's tax and spending plans, including public investment, and provides updated forecasts for the economy and projections for the public finances. Key measures include: investing in transport infrastructure by taking forward the recommendations of the Eddington Transport Study; investing in the growth of sustainable housing supply; enabling greater flexibility in the land use planning system by taking forward the Barker Review; and taking steps to tackle climate change, improve air quality and protect the UK's countryside and natural resources.