"Mr Deputy Speaker, this Budget takes place as the UK economy is emerging from the deepest global recession for over 60 years...
The Government will slash business rates for a year and create a £4bn support fund to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Alistair Darling has doubled the entrepreneurial relief for capital gains tax (CGT) in a bid to make it more attractive for what he called "wealth creators and innovators" to set up their own businesses.
The Government is looking into scrapping the compulsory retirement age, Alistair Darling says.
The Chancellor will not make any changes to VAT, income tax or national insurance (NI) rates.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has frozen the rate of inheritance tax (IHT) at £325,000 for four years.
Chancellor Alistair Darling has pledged to provide a basic bank account for all in his Budget speech.
The Chancellor has made a slight reduction in his optimistic growth forecasts for the coming years, after revising 2009's severe economic contraction up from 4.7% to 5%.
Here are all the key facts from today's Budget arranged by area.