Christine Frayne

This article was published in Government Opportunities on 1st June 2003.

Last week's Budget did not contain much in the way of large new announcements.

The reforms to taxes and benefits announced in Gordon Brown's seventh Budget will have only a modest effect on the distribution of disposable income in Britain.

When Chancellor Gordon Brown delivered his pre-budget report on November 27th, no one doubted that he would reduce his forecasts for economic growth and raise his estimates of government borrowing.

This article was published in Public Finance Magazine on 19th July 2002.

This article was published in the Financial Times on 16th July 2002.

This article was published in Public Finance Magazine on 5th July 2002.