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Old 12-03-2008, 01:38 PM #1
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Default Budget 2008

"Winter fuel payments for over-60s up from £200 to £250"

"Wine up 14p-a-bottle"

"Spirits up 55p-a-bottle"

"Beer up 4p-a-pint"

"11p on a packet of cigarettes"

"Low emission cars to pay no car tax from 2010"

"Support the expansion of Heathrow"

"Climate change levy to rise with inflation"

"New non-domestic buildings to be zero-carbon by 2019"

"£26m funding to reduce carbon emsissions in home"

"Money raised to go to charity"

"Plastic bag charges imposed next year"

"100% of emission trading allowances to be auctioned"

"Inquiring whether carbon reduction target should be 80%"

"Need to take action on climate change is urgent"

"Sites for 70,000 new homes found"

"Publishing findings of housing finance review"

"More people to have choice of long-term fixed rate mortgages"
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