The Budget 2008

So was this the 'Green Budget' or the Budget of 'resilience' – Alistair Darling's version of 'prudence'? No doubt the media will be the judge. What it certainly wasn't was a Budget of headline tax changes – that was last year, both in the Budget and the Pre-Budget report.

As a result, much of the detail announced today merely tells us what we already knew. As ever, there are some important changes tucked away in the detail.

Our tax experts have put together an analysis of those that are of most interest.

Companies and Business

Kevin Lowe, +44 (0) 121 685 2779, kevin_lowe@wragge.com,

Property and Stamp Duty Land Tax

Lee Nuttall (Real Estate Tax), +44 (0) 870 733 0585, lee_nuttall@wragge.com

VAT and Stamp Duty

Lee Nuttall (Real Estate Tax), +44 (0) 870 733 0585, lee_nuttall@wragge.com

Employers, Employees and Share Schemes

Neil Pearson (Incentives and Venture Capital), +44 (0) 121 629 1853, neil_pearson@wragge.com

Venture Capital, VCT and EIS

Neil Pearson (Incentives and Venture Capital), +44 (0) 121 629 1853, neil_pearson@wragge.com

Individuals

Kevin Lowe, +44 (0) 121 685 2779, kevin_lowe@wragge.com

Compliance and Powers

Anne Fairpo, +44 (0) 20 7864 9554, anne_fairpo@wragge.com

International

Kevin Lowe, +44 (0) 121 685 2779, kevin_lowe@wragge.com