- Sunday, April 5, 2009, 17:31
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Pensioners will benefit from the basic state pension rising by 5%, based on the retail prices index (RPI) from last September. RPI is currently zero.
The news is not as good for those earning over £40,000, with the amount of earnings on which national insurance is payable at 11% rising by £3,475.
It is unusual for the Budget to be delivered after this date.
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