2009 United Kingdom budget
| Presented | 22 April 2009 |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 54th |
| Party | Labour |
| Chancellor | Alistair 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) |
| Website | Budget 2009: Building Britain's Future |
| ‡Numbers in italics are projections.
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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. It introduced new tax, spending and debt rises in a financial environment of rising unemployment and recession.