Big increases in duty on alcohol and high-polluting cars have been announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling.
In his first Budget he put 4p on a pint of beer, 14p on a bottle of wine and 55p on a bottle of spirits. Duty on a packet of cigarettes is up 11p.
He announced a one-off £950 tax on the most polluting new cars but put a 2p rise in fuel duty back six months.
Mr Darling, who insisted the UK could "weather economic storms", also increased winter fuel payments.
But Conservative leader David Cameron dismissed his Budget statement as a "a dire list of reviews and reannouncements".
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In his first Budget he put 4p on a pint of beer, 14p on a bottle of wine and 55p on a bottle of spirits. Duty on a packet of cigarettes is up 11p.
He announced a one-off £950 tax on the most polluting new cars but put a 2p rise in fuel duty back six months.
Mr Darling, who insisted the UK could "weather economic storms", also increased winter fuel payments.
But Conservative leader David Cameron dismissed his Budget statement as a "a dire list of reviews and reannouncements".
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Pubs are unhappy.
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