It was amended in the emergency budget of April 2009 to apply from 1 May.

On July 11 the government had passed an emergency budget to prevent the economy from collapsing.

During the election campaign, the Conservatives had promised to hold an emergency budget within fifty days of coming to office.

An emergency budget that, yes, would be about getting the deficit under control .

Last summer the chancellor claimed his so-called emergency budget hit the rich hardest.

An emergency budget for investment in jobs is overdue.

Comparing today's budget with the emergency budget for 2010 we can see that this year there is an overall 2% increase in national spending.

It said it expected another successful year despite challenging trading conditions following the emergency budget.

The government stated that they would not back down in the face of protests or introduce an emergency budget.

The cabinet met on the afternoon of 6 April 2009 to finalise the emergency budget.