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Alistair Darling outside the Treasury yesterday. He told MPs his aim was 'to ensure the recovery and promote long-term growth'

Pre-Budget report: Pain postponed

The Chancellor's electioneering budget yesterday put off difficult questions about cutting debt. Will it work?

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MPs' expenses claims published online  new

Thursday, 10 December 2009

MPs' second home expenses claims came under fresh scrutiny today as hundreds of thousands of new receipts were published by House of Commons authoritie

William Hague met Michael Misick, right, on his visit to Turks and Caicos Islands. Mr Misick was later removed as premier

Hague reveals details of his trip to Turks and Caicos

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Tory foreign affairs chief met no opposition leaders in visit to troubled ex-colony

Tax and NI: Middle classes must stump up to cut the deficit

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Triple whammy targets families earning above the national average

Green taxes: Now old boilers are given the scrappage treatment

Thursday, 10 December 2009

If the boiler in your home is old and inefficient, you will be able to claim £400 from the Government off the cost of buying a new one – which could then shave as much as £230 a year off your heating bills, as well as pumping less carbon into the atmosphere.

Sir Frederick Viggers led British forces in Iraq in 2003

General: British troops killed by amateurism

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Lack of expertise at the top had fatal consequences in Iraq, inquiry told

Alistair Darling arrives with Gordon Brown for a cabinet meeting ahead of his pre-Budget report

Tax rich now – and the rest of us later

Thursday, 10 December 2009

National insurance rate up, 40p tax threshold frozen; Cap on pay rises for five million public-sector workers

Ministers' budgets: Protection for schools and health – but cuts elsewhere

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Schools, hospitals and police budgets will be protected until 2013 – but almost every other area of public spending will be vulnerable in the ruthless hunt for savings.

Housing: Stamp duty blow to first-time buyers

Thursday, 10 December 2009

The Chancellor's decision not to extend the stamp duty holiday on lower-value homes was a "poke in the eye" for first-time buyers, analysts warned yesterday, adding that the move threatened the fragile recovery in the housing industry.

VAT and duty: Cigarettes and alcohol hit by 'hidden' excise charge

Thursday, 10 December 2009

The cigarette and booze industries have been hit by a "hidden" excise charge this year, after the Government failed to cut the duty to make up for higher VAT.

Public sector pay: Crackdown on salaries provokes union anger

Thursday, 10 December 2009

Minister were on a collision course with the unions last night after Alistair Darling announced plans to cap public sector pay rises at 1 per cent from 2011.

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