CHILDREN
A £4/week increase in money paid through Child Tax Credit from 2012 for parents of one and two-year-old children.
FUEL, ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES
3p a litre fuel duty rise to be phased in 1p a time in April, October and January 2011.
Cider duty to rise by 10% above inflation from Sunday.
Wine, beer and spirit duty up 2% in real terms a year until 2013.
Tobacco duty up 1% above inflation this year and 2% above inflation a year in future.
HOUSING
Stamp duty scrapped for homes below £250,000 for first-time buyers.
Stamp duty on residential property sales over £1m to increase to 5%.
The Support for Mortgage Interest scheme to continue for the next six months at its higher rate.
SAVINGS
Annual ISA limit to rise £3,000 to £10,200 from next month. Limits to increase annually in line with inflation.
PENSIONERS
The pensioners' higher Winter Fuel Payment of £250, and £400 for the over 80s, is guaranteed for another year.
UK ECONOMY
Economy contracted 6% during the recession Predicted growth of 1-1.25% in 2010, in line with forecasts.
Downgrades growth forecast for 2011 to 3-3.5%.
HELP FOR BUSINESS
£2.5bn support for small business to boost skills and innovation.
One year business rate cut from October to help 500,000 companies.
Small firms' investment allowance doubled to £100,000.
Doubling relief on capital gains tax for entrepreneurs to £2m, on which the lower rate of 10% will be taxed.
No change to capital gains tax rates.
ROADS
£385m for roads maintenance.
BANK LENDING
Bank bonus tax has raised £2bn, double the forecast.
RBS and Lloyds Bank Group to provide £94bn in small business loans.
New service for adjudicating credit disputes.
A guarantee everyone in the country can have access to a basic bank account.
JOBS AND TRAINING
Amount of time over 65s have to work to receive work credits reduced.
Six month work or training guarantee for under 24s extended to 2012.
INVESTMENTS
£35m Government fund to support univversity innovation and spin-out companies.
Help similar to that for the film industry to be given to the computer games sector.
BORROWING
Borrowed £167bn in 2009-10, £11bn lower than previously forecast.
Borrowing to fall from £131bn in 2011-12 to £74bn in 2014-15.
OTHER TAXES AND ALLOWANCES
1p increase in National Insurance contributions to waived for those earning less than £20,000pa.
No changes to VAT or income tax planned.
Inheritance tax threshold frozen for a further four years.
Clampdown on tax avoidance to raise £500m.
New tax agreements with Grenada, Belize and Dominica.
GOVERNMENT SAVINGS
On track to achieve £11bn efficiency savings target Reform of housing benefit to save £250m.
15,000 civil servants to be relocated outside London.
EDUCATION
Funding for 20,000 new university places in science and maths.
ENVIRONMENT
£2bn investment bank to back low-carbon industries.
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