Finance Bill: Bill 77 of 2024-25
The government introduced the Finance Bill in the House of Lords on 4 March 2025. The House is scheduled to debate the bill at second reading and all remaining stages on 19 March 2025.
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Budget 2012: Reaction (347 KB , PDF)
This Library Note provides a brief summary of the key measures announced yesterday in the Chancellor’s Budget Statement, before outlining the immediate reaction to the Statement as expressed by the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons and by a range of organisations and commentators.
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Budget 2012: Reaction (347 KB , PDF)
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