Chancellor to address Chamber
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling MP is expected to discuss his pre-Budget report when he gives a keynote speech to the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce on Thursday.
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Asda cuts fuel price by up to 3p a litre as Chancellor adds 2p a litre tax
Daily Mail online | Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
Supermarket chain Asda has sparked a new price war by cutting up to 3p a litre of the price of its fuel at the pumps - despite a controversial 2p a litre hike by the Chancellor.
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Darling's VAT cut comes into force on Monday
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - A 2.5 percent cut in Value Added Tax came into force on Monday as retailers geared up for what they hope will be a pre-Christmas shopping rush.Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the measure as part of his pre-budget report last month in an attempt to ease the pain of the economic downturn.The move effectively cuts the price of goods by 2.1 percent and will...
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UK Autism: UKAF welcomes Chancellor Darling’s help in PBR
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
(London, UK) An autism charity, the UK Autism Foundation has welcomed Chancellor Alistair Darling’s support for the vulnerable in his PRE-BUDGET REPORT. Recently Chancellor Darling announced help for parents, carers, children and adults with autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. The Chancellor announced in the pre-budget report for 2008 that he will increase tax...
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Wind Industry Welcomes Chancellor's Announcement
Ethical Pulse (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA), UK's leading renewable energy trade association, welcomed Chancellor Alistair Darling's commitment in this afternoon's pre-budget speech to extend the Renewables Obligation (RO) to at least 2037. BWEA believes the move will increase investor confidence, particularly in Round 3 offshore projects, and ensure long term stability for developers...
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Alistair Darling pressured to scrap fuel duty rise
Andrew Nutt (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling is coming under increasing pressure to drop plans to raise fuel duty as hundreds of hauliers and campaigners gather to protest against rising fuel prices. Motoring groups are trying to persuade the Chancellor to postpone the 2p per litre increase planned for later this year. Hauliers, who want a 25p per litre rebate, claim that rising pump...
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No Poll Pay-Off For Darling Plan
Sky News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
4:34am UK, Sunday November 30, 2008 Labour's bold attempt to rescue the British economy has failed to revive its popularity with voters. Chancellor Alistair Darling's pre-budget plans haven't boosted Labour's ratingAn Ipsos Mori opinion poll, carried out for The Observer, showed the ' lead boosted by five points to 43%.The figure represents an 11-point advantage on the Government,...
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ALISTAIR IN WONDERLAND (from SLP)
John Tyrrell Blogs (Free subscription) | 28/11/2008
This article is from the Socialist Labour Party (SLP) According to Chancellor Alistair Darling's pre-budget report a total of £20 billion is being allocated to stimulate the economy. Darling predicted that this stimulus would put the UK into a favourable position when there was a "return to growth in the world economy" which, according to the Chancellor, would be...
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Chancellor's u-turn on whisky duty increase
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling was yesterday acccused of performing an "embarrasing U-turn" after cutting in half the planned eight per cent duty increase on Scotch whisky just 48 hours after it had been announced.
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Former Chancellor Geoffrey Howe attacks Gordon Brown
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Former Conservative Chancellor Lord Geoffrey Howe has said Britain could be headed for depression as a result of Gordon Brown's economic mismanagement
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Darling prepared to act on lending
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling said on Wednesday the government was prepared to take further action to ensure banks lend more and that it was right to have appropriate monetary policy to help support the economy.
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Former Chancellor Geoffrey Howe attacks Gordon
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Former Conservative Chancellor Sir Geoffrey Howe has said Britain could be headed for depression as a result of Gordon Brown's economic mismanagement
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Darling orders review of Britain’s offshore centres
This is Guernsey (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
THE UK Government has ordered a review of the Crown Dependencies and offshore territories as finance centres. Chancellor Alistair Darling (pictured) made the shock announcement yesterday … [visit site to read more]
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Today: 0810 Alistair Darling 25 Nov 08
Radio 4 - Today (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
The Chancellor Alistair Darling has outlined plans to double the national debt in his pre-Budget report. He says that next year will be difficult, but borrowing must be managed so the government can live within its means.
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Act now or face total freeze on home loans, Darling told
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
A 50% drop in mortgage lending in the past 12 months and dire predictions by the government's mortgage tsar of a complete freeze in home loans next year prompted calls yesterday for immediate action from the chancellor Alistair Darling to assist home owners. Data published yesterday showed home loan approvals halved in the year to the end of October. This came a day after Sir...
