Budget put back until April
The Budget will be on Wednesday, April 9, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced today.
It is the second year in succession that the Budget has been delayed until after the start of the financial year.
The late Budget this year is thought to be due to the likelihood of war with Iraq.
Last year it was put back because of the death of the Brown's daughter, Jennifer.
The change in House of Commons hours means that it will, for the first time, be delivered at 12.30pm, three hours earlier than in the past.
Budgets normally take place in March, and it is virtually unprecedented for them to be held back until after the start of the financial year on April 1.
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