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12/03/2008 Budget: Darling does little to help first-time home buyers
- Given the current state of the UK housing market, Alistair Darling has done little in today's budget to appease the woes of the average first-time home buyer desperate to get onto the property ladder.
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12/03/2008 Extra money to fight child poverty may fail to reach those in need unless tax credit system overhauled
With the Government set to miss its target of halving child poverty by 2010, Chancellor Alistair Darling has used today's budget to increase assistance to children in the form of upping the child tax credit in the hope of pulling 250,000 million UK children out from under the poverty line. -
12/03/2008 Chancellor gives himself breathing room to look at income shifting
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton says that the Government’s move not to introduce measures to counter 'income shifting' immediately, but rather to press ahead in the Finance Bill 2009, might only delay misery for entrepreneurs unless it is accompanied by a review of the policy. -
12/03/2008 Chancellor lowers economic growth projections, preaches stability and increases borrowing
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton says that Alistair Darling's first budget, delivered against the backdrop of a slowing economy, stayed true to predictions and raised revenue through green taxes while offering little in concessions to UK business or individuals. -
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10/03/2008 Chancellor will find it hard to please business at Budget
Faced with growing unrest from business and the City, the Chancellor's Budget must allay fears that the UK is becoming uncompetitive and promote measures to encourage growth.
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