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Nov 24 2008
THE central objective of today’s Pre-Budget Report will be to support businesses through difficult economic times, Chancellor Alastair Darling told fellow ministers in Cabinet this morning....
Nov 19 2008
Alistair Houghton finds out what the region’s businesses and professional advisers want to see in next week’s pre-Budget report...
Nov 12 2008
The Government today doubled spending on a "rapid response" unit to help people find work after unemployment reached an 11-year high, edging closer to the politically-sensitive two million mark....
Oct 27 2008
Mr Darling will confirm that he intends to get rid of fiscal rules that are seen as too rigid, such as Mr Brown’s “golden rule” only to borrow to invest over the economic cycle, according to the Financial Times....
Oct 23 2008
MARKETS were today braced for further falls in the pound and the value of shares, after yesterday’s admission from Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Britain is likely to go into recession....
Oct 16 2008
GORDON Brown’s call for an international summit to discuss reform of the failing global financial system was backed by the G8 last night....
Oct 15 2008
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown will use an EU summit today to continue the drive to restore business and consumer confidence in financial markets....
Apr 9 2008
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown caught the Bank of England by surprise yesterday when he said the time was right for another cut in interest rates....
