Flat rate seduction
The concept of a flat rate tax - an idea that is about to sweep the world according to its supporters - has a very seductive charm about it.
Everyone despairs of the com...
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Plea for rates cut in wake of bombings
Westminster city council has written to the Chancellor demanding a rebate on business rates for firms badly hit by the London bombings.
The council said it had been inun...
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Bank governor voted against cut in rates
The most serious schism in the Bank of England's monetary policy committee since it was granted operational independence in 1997 was laid bare yesterday after it was reve...
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Eriksson rates this team the best
A manager always wonders what state his players will be in by the end of the season, but in a World Cup year morale too must be nursed. In Denmark yesterday most thoughts...
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Bank was split over rates cut
Bank of England policy makers only just voted for a cut in interest rates earlier this month, Bank minutes showed today.
Confounding City analysts who had thought a vote...
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Bank will think hard before reducing rates again
Those expecting this month's cut in interest rates from the Bank of England to be the first of a series can forget it. That might have been the way the Bank has operated ...
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Baccalaureate drop out rate tops 50%
More than half the students who started a pilot baccalaureate course have dropped out before taking the exams, it was revealed today.
While 700 pupils enrolled in the c...
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Property market 'slows despite rate cut
The average asking price of a UK home fell 0.2% over the last month, the property website Rightmove said today.
This follows a decrease of 1% in July, meaning prices hav...
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Fed raises US rates again in war on inflation
The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates another quarter of a point yesterday for the 10th consecutive time since June 2004 in an effort to keep inflation in check in...
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Inflation report puts rate cuts in doubt
The Bank of England today poured cold water on expectations of further cuts in interest rates, with inflation projected to rise above target in two years' time.
In its A...
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