From next April, basic rate of income tax down from 22p to 20p.

Education spending in England to rise by £4 billion to £64 billion next year, £67 billion the year after, then £70 billion, rising in 2010 to £74 billion.

10p income tax band on non-savings income to be removed and top rate tax threshold to be increased to £43,000 from April 2009.

Tax-free allowance for pensioners under 75 to rise in three stages to £8,990 in 2008, £9,500 in 2010 and £9,770 in 2011. For over-75s, tax-free allowance rises to £10,000 by 2011.

Budget measures will lift 200,000 children out of poverty, said the Chancellor.

Child benefit for the first child to rise in stages to £20 by 2010.

Tax-free cash in ISAs to rise in April 2008 to £3,600 from £3,000.

Financial assistance scheme to help workers whose pension scheme was lost through employer insolvency to rise by £6 billion to £8 billion.

EARLIER HEADLINES

ECONOMY :: Budget to expand fairness and prosperity for families.

:: British economy growing faster than all G7 countries, as well as euro countries, Japan and America.

:: UK second only to America in national income.

:: Looking ahead to 2008-09, inflation will be on target.

:: Britain has the G7's fastest growing business investment, alongside the US, and will rise by more than 7% this year.

In 2006, Mr Brown said, 220,000 more people went into work.

In 2008 and 2009 UK growth will again be the highest in the G7, alongsidee the US, at 2.5-3%.

:: UK spending surplus is £11 billion, with debt stable and lower than G7 countries, including America.

:: Net borrowing set to be £35 billion, or 2.7% of income, this year, reducing to £24 billion by 2012..

:: Capital investment set to rise to £60 billion by 2012.

:: 75% of new spending to be on frontline services.

SECURITY :: Extra £400 milliion for the Armed Forces.

:: Security and intelligence counterterrorism to get an extra £86 million.

HEALTH :: £8 billion more for the NHS.

MANUFACTURING, TRADE AND INDUSTRY :: Science investment to rise to £6.3 billion.

:: Capital allowances to be modernised.

:: Corporation tax down from 30p to 28p - lowest of all major economies.

:: Small companies tax rate from 20p to 22p from 2009.

:: All companies to have £50,000 investment allowance.

ENVIRONMENT :: Bilateral agreements with several countries. First carbon capture scheme to go ahead.

:: Efforts to save world's second-largest rain forest.

:: New zero-carbon homes up to £500,000 exempt from stamp duty.

:: £800 million for Environmental Transformation Fund.

:: Energy efficient mortgages planned.

:: £300 grants for pensioners installing insulation and heating.

:: Households can see VAT reduced to 5% for energy saving.

:: Landfill tax to rise by £8 for each year to 2011.

:: Relief on empty premises restricted to three months.

VEHICLES :: Biofuel discounts extended.

:: Most fuel-efficient cars see road duty cut from £50 to £35.

:: Fuel duty up 2p a litre this year and next year - but this year's rise deferred to October.

ALCOHOL :: Duty of spirits frozen.

:: Pint of beer and litre of cider up 1p each, wine up 5p a bottle, sparkling wine up 7p.

SMOKING :: From 6pm, 20 cigarettes up 11p.

:: Anti-smoking aids see VAT cut to 5%.