Etan Smallman

So what effect will the 50p tax have on the super-rich? It depends who these people are – and surprisingly little is known about them. One of the most useful sources is the Sunday Times Rich List. One came out last week, and the first issue was in 1989. Unfortunately, it’s not online, but it is stored at the national newspaper archive in Colindale. As it’s the last day of my two-week internship at The Spectator, I went along last night to compare the Rich Lists of 1989 with 2009. This year’s Rich List shows 38 out of Britain's 100 richest people being immigrants. A healthy percentage – and one that would come as no surprise to any Bond St jeweller or to the maitre d’ of any top London restaurant.

We at Coffee House have compiled a list of Budget rumours and predictions that have been in the newspapers over the last few of days. The round-up below should give you a good idea of what to expect tomorrow: HOUSING • £1billion rescue plan for housing market • £1billion housing plan will include a fund to reverse the trend of 30 years and build thousands of council houses, with intervention to rescue housing developments that have not got ahead or have been left unfinished. • The Chancellor will say that the Treasury is ready to go into partnership with private companies to ensure that developments proceed. • Whitehall will buy houses on some estates to turn them into social housing or shared equity schemes.