Alistair Darling

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Daily Star (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

ALISTAIR Darling picked the pockets of every hard-working Brit yesterday in a final two-fingered salute to the country.

'Worse than we thought' - Darling

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

The UK economy plunged into a deeper recession than predicted this year, Chancellor Alistair Darling has admitted.

Darling's bonus bingo gambles with the City's future

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Cut the bingo tax; rack up the casino tax. Alistair Darling's Robin Hood measures to curb bankers' bonuses - reviled by the City and applauded by almost everyone else...

U.K.’s Chancellor Alistair Darling is Levying a 50% Tax on Bank Bonuses!

Spook And Muffin's Relaxed Politics (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

Chancellor Darling of the United Kingdom has decided that a one-off 50% tax on bonuses paid by banks is right and necessary. Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced plans for a one-off super-tax on bankers’ bonuses as part of his pre-Budget report. He introduced a temporary levy of 50% on any individual discretionary bonus paid above £25,000. Mr Darling [...]...

• Darling unveils plans to cut UK’s ballooning debt - Finance Markets
• Bankers’ bonuses hit with temporary tax - Banking Times: Daily Banking News

Alistair Darling puts off spending cuts - but sends in the taxman

Times Online (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Alistair Darling postponed tough decisions on spending cuts yesterday but raised future taxes for anyone earning more than £20,000 to fund schools and hospitals.

Alistair Darling's conjuring trick with public spending | Nicholas Watt

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Capital expenditure is missing in the chancellors's spending rise Is the famously straightforward Alistair Darling guilty of a mild sleight of hand in the pre-budget report? In a little noticed section of his speech, the chancellor said current public spending would increase by 0.8% a year between 2011-12 and 2014-15. This will feel painful because it is lower than recent increases in...

Darling’s PBR fails to come clean with the public

Les Bonner (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

Commenting on today’s PBR, Alistair Carmichael said: “This was the opportunity for Alistair Darling to come clean with the public and tell them how bad things are. But he has failed to do so, and apparently we are simply to take the Labour Party on trust. “It would be surprising if many people were prepared to do [...]

Darling 'vision' tests the opposition

BBC News (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Did Alistair Darling's pre-Budget report change the political dynamics as the election approaches?

• What Can We Expect From the PBR? - Iain Dale's Diary

Alistair Darling's tax bombshell will hit millions

Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Millions of families will pay the price for runaway government borrowing as Alistair Darling unleashes tax hikes and a strict public sector pay cap

Darling's 2009 pre-budget report to parliament

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

LONDON (Reuters) - Below are highlights from Chancellor Alistair Darling's pre-budget report to parliament on Wednesday.

Business News: Alistair Darling Pre-Budget Report wordcloud

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling spoke for 45 minutes today in his Pre Budget report.

Alistair Darling Pre-Budget Report wordcloud

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling spoke for 45 minutes today in his Pre Budget report.

Liverpool News: Alistair Darling Pre-Budget Report wordcloud

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling spoke for 45 minutes today in his Pre Budget report.

Liverpool News: Chancellor Alistair Darling today warned there was "still uncertainty" for the UK economy

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Liverpool News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling today warned there was "still uncertainty" for the UK economy but predicted a return to growth by "the turn of the year".

Chancellor Alistair Darling today warned there was "still uncertainty" for the UK economy

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling today warned there was "still uncertainty" for the UK economy but predicted a return to growth by "the turn of the year".