Irate Brown rejects IMF's warning over deficit
Gordon Brown launched a furious assault on the International Monetary Fund at the weekend after the Washington-based organisation threatened to dent Labour's election cam...
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Strong economy is a real fiscal drag
In the election battle between the main parties over their tax and spending plans, the Conservatives have tried to make capital out of the fact that the number of people ...
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Lloyds TSB launches India banking initiative
Lloyds TSB today launched an India banking service providing customers with fee-free money transfers to India.
The service also includes preferential exchange rates and ...
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Need to know: tax
Labour
Tax rates: stay level but a strong economy will bring in greater tax revenue since people will earn more
Cuts: the Gershon review identified £21.5 bill...
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Election roundup
Campbell brokers power handover to Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown has been told that there is no other contender for Tony Blair's job as Labour leader, according to reports i...
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Kennedy struggles to explain flagship policy
Charles Kennedy yesterday slipped up on one of the Liberal Democrats' flagship tax policies as he unveiled the party's manifesto.
Launching the 20-page document, titled...
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Blair accuses Tories of 'Basil Fawlty' economics
Tony Blair today savaged the Conservatives' economic plans, describing them as "alchemy" in a sustained attack on the party's financial strategy.
In a speech to an audie...
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Court gives access to cartel files
The EU's second-highest court gave bank customers a victory yesterday in their struggle to find out how financial institutions over-charge for credit and loans.
The cou...
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Cashing in on this year's Isas
The new tax year is under way, and inevitably, banks and building societies are touting for business by flashing the interest rates on their individual savings accounts (...
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Main points of ALI armed forces training report
Observations and recommendations from the Adult Learning Inspectorate report released today following an independent inspection of armed forces training establishments in...
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