The main changes

Income tax: The 10% income tax band increased from £1,500 to £1,520. Chancellor confirmed 1p cut in basic rate of tax to 22p from April 6. Personal tax allowances rise in line with inflation - basic personal allowance rises by £50 to £4,385 in 2000-01.

National Insurance: Lower and upper employee payment levels rise to £76 and £535 per week (up from £66 and £500).

Family benefits: Child benefit for first child to rise to £15.50, and for subsequent children to £10.35 from April 2001. The new children's tax credit will pay £442 from April 2001, up from the £416 originally planned. From June the credit for children under 16 in the working families tax credit will go up by an extra £4.35 a week to £25.60. New Sure Start maternity grant for low-income families rising from £200 to £300 this autumn.

Pensioners: Relaxation of rules on income support - from April 2001 pensioners will be able to hold £6,000 of savings and pension income before they lose any income support. Income support savings limit increased from £8,000 to £12,000. Annual winter fuel payment raised to £150 from £100.

Savings/investments: Current individual savings account tax-free investment limit of £7,000 for 1999-2000 to be extended to 2000-01 (was to be cut to £5,000).

Shares: New "all-employee share scheme" being launched, allowing employees to buy shares out of pre-tax income. Approved profit-sharing scheme being abolished.

Capital taxes: Capital gains tax threshold for payment up to £7,200 from £7,100. Inheritance tax threshold up from £231,000 to £234,000.

Housing: Stamp duty on houses costing £250,001 to £500,000 rises 0.5% to 3% and from 3.5% to 4% for houses over £500,000. Rates below £250,000 unaltered. Mortgage interest tax relief (Miras) to be abolished from next month as announced last year.

Motoring: Petrol up 2p a litre, in line with inflation. Tax on ultra low sulphur petrol to be set at 1p below other petrol from October 1. Vehicle excise duty frozen for all cars until March 1 2001, and the reduced rate of VED for small cars being extended to vehicles up to 1,200cc.

Alcohol and tobacco: No increase in duty on spirits. Increase of 1p on a pint of beer and 4p on a bottle of wine. Increase of 25p on packet of cigarettes. All extra revenues from tobacco sales to go to NHS.