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| 1717 | Walpole, Robert |  |
| Introduces the sinking fund for reducing the national debt |
| 1731 | Walpole, Robert | |
| Land Tax is cut to 1 sh in the œ, a reduction of 3/4 from its peak |
| Taxation is shifted toward commodities |
| 1776 | North, Frederick | |
| London Raises land tax to four shillings to help pay for the American War of Independence |
| 1784 | Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Puts government contracts out to competitive tender |
| Rises taxes, e.g. window tax, & creates a sinking fund |
| The National debt rises to œ238m & Pitt creates a single treasury |
| 1798 | Pitt the Younger, William | |
| London Imposes 1d more stamp duty on British newspapers |
| London Prohibits import of foreign newspapers |
| London Proposes an income tax of 2s in œ1 |
| 1853 | Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Increases bonds, raises loans & doubles income tax to 1s 2d to pay for the Crimean war |
| 1859 | Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Raises a budget to pay for the war with China raising income tax from 5d to 9d |
| 1860 | Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Direct tax is raised from 9d to 10d, due to extra defence spending |
| London National debt interest is reduced by œ2m |
| London Tariffs on 400 articles & paper are removed |
| London The Budget is rejected by the Lords because they oppose the abolition of paper duties |
| London The Cabinet decides to refer the Budget to the Commons Committee of Privileges |
| London The Lord's refuse to abolish paper duties & reject the budget |
| 1861 | Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Abolition of paper duty is included in the budget & passed by the Lords |
| London Approval of the budget by the Lords becomes common practice |
| 1870 | Villiers | |
| London Proposes cuts in the arms expenditure but dies before carrying them out |
| 1870 | Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| London Proposes cuts in the arms expenditure but dies before carrying them out |
| 1885 | Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 9th June London Gladstone is defeated by the Irish Party's vote on the budget |
| 1886 | Churchill, Randolph | |
| London Proposes drastic cuts in funds for the armed services |
| 22nd Dec London Sudden resignation after the Cabinet will not support his proposed defense cuts |
| 1888 | Goschen | |
| 15th April London Cuts the interest on Britain's National debt |
| 1891 | Goschen | |
| 23rd April London Goschen's budget has a surplus of œ2,000,000 |
| 1894 | Harcourt, William | |
| 12th April London Introduces death duties |
| 1909 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 30th Nov London The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75 |
| 1909 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Lancashire Defends free trade & attacks the Lords for rejecting the Finance Bill |
| 6th Sep Leicester Speaks against the Lord's rejection of the Budget, refers to dangers of class warfare |
| 1909 | Lloyd George, David | |
| London Raises taxes on upper incomes & large Estates |
| 30th Nov London The Lords reject the Budget by 350 votes to 75 |
| 1910 | Asquith, Henry Herbert | |
| 30th Mar London With the support of the Irish Nationalists Asquith's Budget is passed by the Commons |
| 18th April London The Commons votes in favor of the People's Budget of 1909, including the whisky duty |
| 27th April London The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231 |
| 28th April London The Lords is presented with the Budget & passes it without a division |
| 1910 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th April London Churchill wants strong measures against the Lords if they reject the Budget |
| 1910 | Lloyd George, David | |
| 27th April London The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231 |
| 28th April London The Lords passes the Budget without a division |
| 1914 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Churchill wins his case to increase the budget on the Navy |
| 22nd Jan London Churchill's proposals to increase Naval expenditure split the cabinet |
| 10th Feb London Churchill's proposals in cabinet to increase Naval expenditure are accepted |
| 1924 | Snowden, Philip | |
| Cuts direct & indirect taxation |
| 1925 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 28th April London Announces Britain will return to the gold standard & reduce income tax |
| 28th April London Introduces social legislation such as pensions for widows & orphans |
| 28th April London Make his 1st budget speech to the House of Commons |
| 1926 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Intoduces a contributory old age pension scheme & reduces direct taxation by 4% |
| London Reduces the Treasury's contribution to health & unemployment schemes by 11% |
| 1928 | Boothby, Robert | |
| 24th April London Accompanies Churchill during his 4th budget speech |
| 1928 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 24th April London Churchill makes his 4th budget speech |
| 1932 | Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 19th April London Includes low expenditure on Defense |
| 20th April London Sets up an Exchange Equalization Fund to prevent sudden fluctuations in sterling |
| 1937 | Inskip, Thomas | |
| 22nd Dec London Inskip's report on arms expenditure is reviewed by the Cabinet, emphasises diplomacy |
| 1940 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th Feb Introduces the Navy estimates to Parliament for the 1st time since 1914 |
| 1950 | Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| London Agrees to increae the defence budget from œ3,400 to œ4,700 under pressure from the US |
| 1953 | Butler, Richard Austen | |
| 19th April London Due to a trade surplus 6d is taken off the standard rate of income tax |
| 19th April London Reduces the standard rate of tax to 9 shillings in the pound |
| 1955 | Butler, Richard Austen | |
| London Reduces taxation prior to the general election |
| 1955 | Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 1st Mar London Churchill's budget includes expenditure on the hydrogen bomb |
| 1956 | MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| London Introduces Premium Bonds & cuts Government food subsidies |
| 1959 | Heathcoat Amory, Derick | |
| April London Cuts income tax, purchase tax & the price of beer & restores investment allowances |
| 1964 | Callaghan, James | |
| 11th Nov London Announces increases in social benefits & the introduction of capital gains tax |
| 1966 | Wilson, James Harold | |
| 19th July London Announces a package of cuts in the House of Commons, in preference to devaluation |
| 19th July London HP controls are tightened, indirect taxes & post office charges raised |
| 19th July London Incomes & prices are frozen for 6 months |
| 19th July London Surtax introduced & public investments cut |
| 1967 | Callaghan, James | |
| London Callaghan announces a cautious budget |
| London Sterling is strong, trade in surplus & the bank rate down to 6% |
| 1967 | Wilson, James Harold | |
| Suez The government publishes a White Paper to make defence cuts east of Suez |
| 1970 | Barber, Anthony | |
| 27th Oct London Cuts income tax by 2 1/2 pence |
| 27th Oct London Cuts income tax, reduces subsidies, replaces industrial grants with tax incentives |
| 1971 | Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 30th Mar Child allowances & old age pensions are increased |
| 30th Mar Selective employment tax is halved |
| 30th Mar The top rate of tax is reduced to 75% |
| 1974 | Healey, Denis | |
| Mar London Increases food & pensons subsidies for the poorest |
| Mar London Taxaton up to 83% earned income & 98% unearned income |
| 1975 | Wilson, James Harold | |
| 26th Sep London Proposes a Public Accounts Comm for the EU Parliament to control expenditure |
| 1978 | Callaghan, James | |
| Mar London A white paper announces cuts to the defence budget of œ4,700 million over 10 yrs |
| 1979 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 21st June Strasbourg Attends the European Council & forwards the case for reducing Britain's contributions |
| 1980 | Howe, Geoffrey | |
| 26th Mar London Announces savings in public spending of œ900 million |
| 26th Mar London Increases spending on defence, police & pensions |
| 26th Mar London Raises duties & prescription charges |
| 1980 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 24th Nov London A new tax is introduced on Nth Sea oil |
| 24th Nov London National Insurance Contributions go up |
| 24th Nov London Pensions & social security will increase by 1% less than inflation |
| 1983 | Howe, Geoffrey | |
| 15th Mar London Tax allowances are raised by 14%, 1.75 million are taken out of income tax |
| 1983 | Lawson, Nigel | |
| 12th June London Decides to make cuts mid financial year because of the higher than expected PSBR |
| 1983 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 21st Sep Stuttgart Meets Khohl, they agree to forward CAP reforms from Stuttgart to the Athens Summit |
| 1983 | Walters, Alan | |
| June London Urges an immediate 3% reduction in cash limits |
| 1984 | Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Abolishes Investment Income Surcharge & National Insurance Surcharge |
| London Cuts Corporation tax |
| 1985 | Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Raises personal income tax allowances well above inflation |
| 1986 | Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Cuts basic rate of income tax by 1 penny |
| London Introduces Personal Equity Plans to encourage personal investment |
| 1987 | Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Cuts two pence off the basic rate of income tax |
| 1988 | Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Establishes a rate of income tax at 40% & a reduction of the basic rate of tax to 25% |
| 1990 | Lamont, Norman | |
| 20th Mar London Presents the Budget Statement to the House of Commons |
| 1990 | Major, John Roy | |
| Mar London Delivers the budget in the House of Commons |
| 1994 | Clarke, Kenneth | |
| 30th Nov London Presents the budget for 1995-96, proposes cutting spending but not reducing taxes |
| 7th Dec London Announces an increase in interest rates from 6.25% to 5.75% |
| 8th Dec London Increases tax on petrol, cigarettes & alcohol |
| 1994 | Major, John Roy | |
| 26th Nov London The European Finance Bill is passed |
| 1997 | Brown, Gordon | |
| 2nd July Windfall tax on privatized utilities & new tax on pension funds |
| 2000 | Brown, Gordon | |
| 8th Nov Announces state pensions will rise 5 pounds for a single person & for a couple |
| 2002 | Brown, Gordon | |
| Increases national insurance to pay for health spending |
