So basically.........

*Asking the European Commission for tougher targets on car fuel emissions
*From 2009, major reform of the vehicle excise duty. For new cars from 2010, the lowest polluting cars will pay no road tax in the first year. Higher polluting cars will pay more.
*Cigarettes up 11p a packet.
*Beer up by 4p a pint, wine 14p a bottle, spirits 55p a bottle and cider 3p a litre by Sunday.
*Duties on alcohol will go up by 2% above inflation for next four years.
*Winter fuel allowance will go up from £200 to £250 for the over 60s and from £300 to £400 for the over 80s.
*For environmental reasons, fuel duty will rise by 0.5p per litre in real terms in 2010. He said he was postponing the 2p increase in fuel duty until October this year.