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Public finances: Broke but not bust yet
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
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Interpreting yesterday's public finance figures is, however, more difficult. What really matters is the medium term, and – as the last two years of turbulence have shown – all we can safely say about this is that it is a known unknown. It may be impossible...
Tags: public finances, United Kingdom, London, Gilt-edged securities, Deficit, Debt, Finance, Business Finance, Public finance, Bonds, Government debt
Sweden Avoided the Worst, Financial Future Looking Bright
Stockholm :: Sweden | 2 days ago
Credibility Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg (C) giving a press conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Sweden—Sweden has escaped the worst of the economic crisis and the financial outlook is positive, says Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg "We have avoided...
Tags: Sweden, Anders Borg, finances minister, public finances, Stockholm, Ministry of Finance, Business Finance, Surnames, Borg
Extend scrappage scheme, urges CBI
London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago
Credibility The leader of Britain 's biggest business group has urged the Government to extend the car scrappage scheme until the general election to help the recovery from recession and boost employment. Richard Lambert , director general of the CBI, said the so-called...
Tags: Britain, public sector, Gordon Brown, CBI, Richard Lambert, billion pounds, records began, Treasury, public finances, net borrowing, United Kingdom, London, Unemployment, Lambert, Business Finance, Automotive industry, Electrification, Scrappage program, Politics, Labor, Federal Reserve System, Confederation of British Industry, Central Bureau of Investigation, Public finance, Fiscal policy, Deficit, Trident, Nuclear weapons and Israel, Nuclear program of Iran, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear proliferation, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, War Conflict
Chancellor tipped to raise CGT in bid to bolster public finances
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 7 days ago
Credibility could rise to at least 30 per cent in next month's pre-budget report as the Chancellor Alistair Darling seeks ways of bolstering the battered public finances. Most experts believe that the current rate of 18 per cent will increase to 25 or 30 per cent,...
Tags: CGT, income tax, tax rate, public finances, United Kingdom, Edinburgh, Income tax in Australia, Tax, Taxation, Finance, Capital gains tax, Business Finance
Public borrowing soars to new record
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Treasury expects borrowing to reach a record £175 billion for the year as a whole as the public finances buckle under the impact of recession. While September's borrowing is slightly lower than the £15.3 billion expected by the City, it is almost...
Tags: ons recorded, Elizabeth Judge Britain, billion pounds, government borrowing, Office for National Statistics, recorded began, Gordon, official data, public finances, data showed
Five EU states put in 'high-risk' band on public finances
Brussels :: Belgium | about 1 month ago
Credibility Wednesday (14 October), the Commission's communication and accompanying "Sustainability Report 2009" takes into account the impact of the crisis, and is a follow-on from a similar report in 2006. "The long-term sustainability of public finances is a concern...
Next government must balance budget by 2015, says CBI
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility I • Emphasis on spending cuts rather than tax increases • Youth unemployment and reformed banking are also priorties The ministerial red box on budget day … the next government must set out a clear public finance plan in its first 100 days, says the...
Tags: CBI, public finances, party wins
Labour fightback dashed as Tories extend poll lead
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility Labour 's hopes of a summer fightback powered by economic recovery and the NHS row are dashed by a new Guardian/ICM poll showing that the Conservatives have gained ground on key policy areas and are now the overwhelming public choice to form the next...
Tags: Labour, NHS, Gordon Brown, public finances, Mr Brown
Public sector borrowing soaring
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
Credibility The figure was much worse than the £500m deficit expected by analysts, and comes as the recession continues to reduce the government's tax returns. July is typically a month of surplus, due to corporate tax payments. In April's budget, the Chancellor,...
Tags: public finances, net borrowing, tax revenues, public sector, sector net, Britain, THE Treasury, The Treasury, recorded began, official data
Key Lib Dem pledges could be axed
London :: United Kingdom | 4 months ago
Credibility Nick Clegg is ready to ditch key Lib Dem policies such as free university tuition in an attempt to be more honest with voters about spending cuts. The Lib Dem leader warned party members its next manifesto could not be a "shopping list" of unfunded pledges.
Tags: Nick Clegg, Britain, key lib, Liberal Democrats, axe flagship, dems policy, public finances, flagship policy
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