2009 United Kingdom budget

2009 (2009) United Kingdom Budget
Presented22 April 2009
Parliament54th
PartyLabour
ChancellorAlistair Darling
Total revenue£496 billion‡ (29% of 2008 GDP)
Total expenditures£671 billion (40% of 2008 GDP)
Deficit£175 billion (10.5% of 2008 GDP)
WebsiteBudget 2009: Building Britain's Future
‡Numbers in italics are projections.
‹ 2008
Pie chart of UK central government expenditure, 2009-10.

The 2009 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as Budget 2009: Building Britain's Future, was formally delivered by Alistair Darling in the House of Commons on 22 April 2009.[1] It introduced new tax, spending and debt rises in a financial environment of rising unemployment and recession.[2]

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  2. ^ Wright, Ben (22 April 2009). "Budget signals new political era". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.