Search hard in the PBR and there is stuff worth reading. Take this: The Government is also planning to reform the legislation governing cooperatives and
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According to the Chartered Institute of Tax the impact of the VAT change on a household with earnings of £20,000 a year is £2.50 a
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This from the full Pre Budget Report: Many crown dependencies and overseas territories are significant financial centres in their own right and the financial sector
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The following was announced in the PBR: The Government firmly believes it is unfair to allow a minority of individuals to benefit financially from shifting
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As I speak Kenneth Clarke is saying that the foreign exchange markets will reject the pre-Budget report, which he says the country cannot afford. That’s
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The Pre Budget report press pack says: The Pre-Budget Report today announces a review into the long-term opportunities and challenges for the UK’s crown dependencies
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There are two possible reactions to the pre-budget report. There is the drivel that George Osborne is speaking as I write: an absurd and economically
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15.15 This is my ‘off the cuff’ reaction to what is being said, as it happens. I’ll update it regularly as the afternoon progresses. 15.35
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These are my links for November 24th: BBC NEWS | Business | US rescues ailing Citigroup bank – When will governments realise bail outs are
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