FILE PHOTO – Chancellor Alistair Darling To Announce First Budget…LONDON – AUGUST 01: (FILE PHOTO) A pint of beer is served at The Great British Beer Festival on August 1, 2006 in London. The Chancellor, Alistair Darling will give his first budget speech this afternoon. Under increasing economic and environmental pressures it is expected to include legislation on fuel prices, the environment, binge drinking, stamp duty and road tax. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)