2006 United Kingdom budget
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{{ infobox government budget
| title = United Kingdom Budget
| year = 2006
| country = United Kingdom
| previous_budget = 2005 United Kingdom budget
| previous_year = 2005
| next_budget = 2007 United Kingdom budget
| next_year = 2007
| image = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (St Edwards Crown).svg
| imagesize = 250px
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| presented = 22 March 2006
| passed =
| parliament = 54th
| party = Labour
| chancellor = Gordon Brown
| Total_Revenue = £516 billion‡{{cite web|url=http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/B/3/bud06_completereport_2320.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080910194316/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/B/3/bud06_completereport_2320.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-10 |publisher=HM Treasury |title=Budget 2006, A strong and strengthening economy: Investing in Britain's future |accessdate=2016-03-27 }}
| Total_Expenditures = £552 billion‡
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| url = [http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080910135529/http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/budget/budget_06/bud_bud06_index.cfm archived website]
| below = ‡Numbers in italics are projections.
}}
The 2006 United Kingdom Budget, officially known as Budget 2006: A strong and strengthening economy: Investing in Britain's future was formally delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown in the House of Commons on 22 March 2006.
Details
= Taxes =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Receipts
! style="text-align: right" | 2006-07 Revenues (£bn) |
|---|
| Income Tax
| style="text-align: right" | 144 |
| National Insurance
| style="text-align: right" | 90 |
| Value Added Tax (VAT)
| style="text-align: right" | 76 |
| Corporate Tax
| style="text-align: right" | 49 |
| Excise duties
| style="text-align: right" | 40 |
| Council Tax
| style="text-align: right" | 22 |
| Business rates
| style="text-align: right" | 21 |
| Other
| style="text-align: right" | 74 |
| class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align: left" | Total Government revenue ! style="text-align: right" | 516 |
= Spending =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Department
! style="text-align: right" | 2006-07 Expenditure (£bn) |
|---|
| Social protection
| style="text-align: right" | 151 |
| Health
| style="text-align: right" | 96 |
| Education
| style="text-align: right" | 73 |
| Debt interest
| style="text-align: right" | 27 |
| Defence
| style="text-align: right" | 29 |
| Public order and safety
| style="text-align: right" | 32 |
| Personal social services
| style="text-align: right" | 26 |
| Housing and Environment
| style="text-align: right" | 19 |
| Transport
| style="text-align: right" | 21 |
| Industry, agriculture and employment
| style="text-align: right" | 21 |
| Other
| style="text-align: right" | 57 |
| class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align: left" | Total Government spending ! style="text-align: right" | 552 |