Butch Brown and Sunset Blair ... are riding the range, as predicted ..
Company vans
The chancellor is unlikely to stress changes to company van taxation as they will add significant costs for many drivers.
Employees provided with vans and some double-cab pick ups by their employers and employees who use work vehicles for private use, such as picking up their children from school, will see their tax bills increase dramatically from 2007.
The move was announced in Budget 2004.
Van owners that use their vehicles privately will be charged a flat rate of £3,000 from 2007 - a six-fold increase on the current rate of £500.
The changes do not apply to self-employed van drivers.
(The Government of step changes, never saw the like in my lifetime !! ... ridiculous increases .. even if they are a pain in the a#se ... I know which lot are next in the firing line .... )
The full basic state pension will rise from £79.60 a week to £82.05 a week for a single person and from £127.25 a week to £131.20 a week for a couple.
(Nice that , inflation rise of 3.1% whereas Offwat allowed 3.45% for the water companies. )
Liquid Petroleum Gas
The government has announced it is increasing the duty rate for Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
(That'll be an ouch ! or so for a few )