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Bank bailout: every family shouldering £4350 tax liability

Alistair Darling yesterday unveiled the biggest bail-out of any bank in history. The Chancellor confirmed that the Government would pump an extra £25.5 billion into Royal Bank of Scotland, declaring that this was the only way to keep it alive. Full Article at The Telegraph

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  1. Britain's Chancellor Alistair Darling leaves Millbank Studios following an interview, London, December 10, 2009. The government's pre-budget report will soothe concerns about Britain's fiscal deficit and it would not be sensible to impose cuts any sooner, Darling told Reuters in an interview.
  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 09:  Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling leaves the Treasury to deliver his Pre-Budget Report to Parliament on December 9, 2009 in London, England. The Chancellor is expected to announce new tax measures on bankers' bonuses in his Pre-Budget Report to Parliament.
  3. A man walks out of the main London branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland in the city of London Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23:  Stephen Hester, the Chief Executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, delivers a speech to the CBI annual conference at the Park Lane Hilton hotel on November 23, 2009 in London, England.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01:  Climate change protesters blockade the entrance to The Royal Bank of Scotland's headquarters on September 1, 2009 in London, England. Climate campaigners have also been staging a week long protest camp in Blackheath south London.
  6. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12:  Businessmen chat outside the headquarters of RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland) in London's financial district on August 12, 2009 in London, England.

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