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| Darling punishes drinkers and drivers Mar 13 2008 DRINKERS and drivers of gas-guzzling cars were punished yesterday to rescue Labour’s pledges to tackle child poverty. more |
| Budget Sketch: Very boring day Mar 13 2008 BUMPING into a Labour whip just before the Budget speech, I nervously inquired: "I suppose it will be boring, but at least it will be short?" more |
| Chancellor to take on the Non Doms Mar 13 2008 THE Chancellor said he would press ahead with plans to impose a £30,000 levy on wealthy “non-domiciled” foreigners living in the UK. more |
| Darling’s debut is bland and uninspired Mar 13 2008 Tony McDonough and Alex Turner find there were no surprises in Alistair Darling’s first Budget, as they pick out the strands which will affect business more |
| Budget 08 analysis, a word from our sponsors Mar 13 2008 THE global credit crisis, a slowing economy and public finances approaching their limits made for the most difficult Budget backdrop since Labour came to power. more |
| Help is on the way for key workers Mar 13 2008 ALISTAIR DARLING hopes to help more first-time buyers into the property market by revamping shared equity schemes. more |
| How the budget will impact on ... benefits Mar 13 2008 MR DARLING announced welfare reforms which he said would lift up to 250,000 children out of poverty and maintain progress towards the Government’s goal of halving child poverty by 2010. more |
| How the Budget will impact on ... the environment Mar 13 2008 IN WHAT had been widely trailed as a “green” budget, Alistair Darling focused on cutting carbon emissions from homes, businesses and transport. But, within minutes of delivering his first Budget, Mr Darling came under fire from environmentalists who claimed he was tinkering in the margins and had dropped the ball on climate change. more |
| How the Budget will impact on ... power Mar 13 2008 FUEL poverty campaigners challenged the Government to set out how it would enforce a Budget warning to energy firms to do more to help vulnerable customers cope with rising costs. more |
| How the Budget will impact on ... shopping Mar 13 2008 ALISTAIR DARLING made public his widely expected plan to introduce charges on plastic bags if retailers do not take steps to reduce their use. more |
| How the Budget will impact on ... fuel prices Mar 13 2008 MR DARLING offered some respite to motorists by postponing April’s scheduled 2p-a-litre rise in fuel duty until October. more |
| How the Budget will impact on ... Education Mar 13 2008 MORE than 600 secondary schools were given three years to improve or face closure as the Government stepped up its drive to raise standards. more |
| How the Budget will impact on ... charity Mar 13 2008 CHARITIES will not lose out when the new lower rate of income tax is introduced next month, Chancellor Alistair Darling pledged yesterday. more |
| How the Budget impacts on ... savings Mar 13 2008 PEOPLE on low incomes will be encouraged to save more through the national launch of a Government savings scheme. more |
Amid growing concern over the former England star’s mental health, Anna Gascoigne warned anyone helping him obtain alcohol: “You will have blood on your hands.”more
The buy-to-let lender, which is in the process of raising £300m from shareholders, confirmed that Steven Crawshaw, 47, stepped down with immediate effect.more
| The single young professional Mar 13 2008 CHARLOTTE MURPHY, 24, is a sales executive for Your Space plc. more |
| Young unmarried couple Mar 13 2008 STACY and Matt hope this year’s Budget will help them make the leap on to the first rung of the property ladder. more |
| A married couple with two children Mar 13 2008 KAY RUDDY and husband John Aspinall have two daughters Hannah, 11, and Ellie, 13. more |
| The empty nesters Mar 13 2008 PETER BRACK, 51, is a partner at Venmore, the largest independent property firm in the region. more |
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