...from Copenhagen. I may fly over again next week as well." Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling announced at a press conference outside Number 10½ Downing Street that the economic downturn in Britain has been completely...
...and is still waiting to find out what prospects there are for retrieving it. KCC leader Paul Carter wrote to Chancellor Alistair Darling in the fallout to the crisis suggesting that moving all public sector and charities' investment to British banks would...
...they identified in the required state aid package was simply a mis-reading of the government's position. Chancellor Alistair Darling made it clear that the aid package was non-negotiable. Even if the treasury had got round the table to discuss new terms,...
...introducing the newly imposed 15% VAT rate until next week when the store's pre-Christmas sale is due to end. Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the standard rate of VAT would drop from 17.5% to 15% as part of the pre-Budget report last week, and it's estimated Debenham's...
...industry, including claims that suppliers are cashing in by manipulating the billing regime. Last week, the Chancellor Alistair Darling made clear that he would push through a change in the law if suppliers do not end the overcharging for customers signed...
...week. In a nation shocked by the Governmentâs plan to borrow £118bn in the next financial year (2009-10) â three times Alistair Darlingâs prediction in March â it was easy to miss a promise to list state-owned assets âwith potential for alternative business...
...to work it out in my head." The VAT cut formed the cornerstone of last week's pre-Budget Report, in which Chancellor Alistair Darling announced measures worth £20 billion to ease the impact of the economic slump. Most large shops have already cut prices. Tom...
...savings reporter with This is Money, said: What a vague mess the details of this Saving Gateway, mentioned by Chancellor Alistair Darling in the Pre-Budget Report last week, turn out to be. You will only be eligible to sign up to the scheme, which is due to...
...the cost rose to about 95.9p for unleaded and 107.9p for diesel. Last night, politicians called for Chancellor Alistair Darling to cut fuel duty for rural areas. Petrol analyst Experian Catalist was commissioned to look into the sustainability of road fuel...
...to keep an open mind when making his decision. It claims statements made by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling in September âfetteredâ the minister to keep an open mind in making his decision. They say that instead of using legislation...