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Darling confirms 2009 Budget date Darling confirms 2009 Budget date
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The 2009 Budget will be held on 22 April, the Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced.The 2009 Budget will be held on 22 April, the Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced.
Mr Darling told the House of Commons he would present his Budget statement after the Easter recess.Mr Darling told the House of Commons he would present his Budget statement after the Easter recess.
It will come two weeks after the G20 summit where world leaders will meet to come up with possible solutions to the global economic crisis. The unusual late timing for the Budget means it will take place after the G20 summit where leaders will discuss how to tackle the global economic crisis.
The governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King said on Wednesday that the UK is "in a deep recession". The governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King said this week that the UK was "in a deep recession".