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Labour defends budget tax rises
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... in the pre-Budget report against criticism from the opposition, business and unions. The Tories said Alistair Darling "blew" an opportunity to show he was serious about cutting the deficit by delaying decisions until after the election. The ... Comment?
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Britain s chancellor unveils pre-budget report
... and higher-than-expected government borrowing requirement of 178 billion pounds for this year. Chancellor Alistair Darling, the UK's finance minister, revealed his pre-budget report (PBR) in a lunchtime statement to the House of Commons. The PBR is ... Comment?
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Alistair Darling delivers his pre-budget report in the House of Commons
Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a pay squeeze for millions of public sector workers and a national insurance hike as he tried to convince nervous markets that he was rebuilding shattered public finances. Comment?
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UK Bankers Fume Over Bonus Levy, Others Welcome It
Angry London bankers and traders accused finance minister Alistair Darling on Wednesday of "lip service" to appease the poor with a levy on bank bonuses. Comment?
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'We needed a plan - " and got a manifesto'
... Labour has adhered to its greatest golden rule a ' that it cannot be trusted with voters' money a ' after Alistair Darling announced a 0.5p rise in national insurance. "Every family in the country is going to be forced to pay for years for this ... Comment?
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Alistair Darling's conjuring trick with public spending
Is the famously straightforward Alistair Darling guilty of a mild sleight of hand in the pre-budget report ? In a little noticed section of his speech, the chancellor said current public spending would increase by 0.8% a year between 2011-12 and 2014-15. This will feel painful because it is lower than recent increases in public spending that have ... Comment?
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Penalties doubled in crackdown on offshore tax havens
... the existing offshore tax fine and is one of a number of proposals to improve tax collection described by Alistair Darling as "tough but fair". He claimed the plans would protect A 5bn of revenues, with half targeted at earners in the top 2%. They ... Comment?
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Stamp duty threshold will fall back to 125,000 in new year
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... chancellor announced that the current stamp duty holiday would not be extended beyond the end of the year. Alistair Darling also scrapped plans to raise the threshold for inheritance tax from A 325,000 to A 350,000, as he sought to put clear water ... Comment?
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Unemployment was a key issue for Alistair Darling in the pre-budget report - see how the jobless rate has changed since 1978 Please update your Flash player Comment?
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City tells Darling: your super-tax is pushing us out of Britain
Union urges chancellor to ignore 'scaremongering' as bankers say super-tax is job creation scheme for Paris and Zurich A "politically motivated" super-tax on bankers' bonuses will drive star City players overseas, Alistair Darling was warned today after he pledged to "claw back" money from banks in return for A 850bn of taxpayer support for the ... Comment?
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Rational Irrationality: Will Obama Tax the Banksters?, by John Cassidy
... bonuses above about forty thousand dollars would be taxed at a punitive rate of seventy-five per cent. As Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer - that's Britspeak for Treasury Secretary - explained to the House of Commons, there is ... Comment?
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Class war breaks out in the U.K.
Alistair Darling, the U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the tax -- aimed squarely at overpaid bankers -- on Tuesday, prompting banking lobbyists to immediately condemn the decisionas a "serious mistake." In a clever move, the tax will not be paid by the bankers themselves, but by the banks. Comment?
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Pre-Budget report: is Darling's statement a suicide note, or a poison pill?
... tightened lips the nonsense that appeared to be coming from his dummy's mouth especially the bit when Alistair Darling told the Commons: "We take these decisions from a position of strength." The Tories howled with delight at that one. How ... Comment?
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MPs condemn Revenue for poor tax collection
... three years ago. The evidence of the taxman's failures is a serious blow to the Government the day after Alistair Darling outlined what will be the last major changes to tax policy before a general election, which must take place by next June. These ... Comment?
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Britain's banks on bonus tax: Not tonight, Darling
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Top business stories Britain's banks on bonus tax: Not tonight, Darling Alistair Darling AFP/Getty Images Plus, why David Rosenberg believes the equity market is sputtering. Comment?
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P.O.V: Bonuses: Should the government tax bank executives?
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... bonuses designed to rein in lavish spending as the country remains mired in recession. Treasury chief Alistair Darling said Wednesday it was time for banks that lost a combined $130 billion last year and needed taxpayer-funded bailouts to start ... Comment?
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What they're saying: the pre-budget report and the tax on bankers' bonuses
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Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced a super-tax on bankers' bonuses and an increase in National Insurance By Sophie Taylor L AST U PDATED 5:20 PM, DECEMBER 9, 2009 A listair Darling announced a tax on bankers' bonuses in his Pre-Budget Report today. Comment?
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Pre-Budget report: company car drivers hit hard by tax changes
Nearly two and a half million company car drivers have been hit hard by a series of tax rises announced by Alistair Darling. Comment?
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Labour's pre election budget shows tax and spend is still alive
Vince Cable, a politician with an economic reputation still in tact, claimed Alistair Darling had delivered not a pre budget report but an election manifesto. Comment?
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Pre-Budget report: Irish show the way on spending cuts
Hours after he delivered his pre-Budget report Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, was given a master class in savage spending cuts by his Irish counterpart. Comment?
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