THE BUDGET

UPDATE 2-UK's Darling seeks to defuse row with c.bank head - AFX - Thu 25 Jun, 02:47 PM
By Keith Weir LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister, Alistair Darling, dismissed talk on Thursday of a rift with the head of the country's central bank over plans to reform financial regulation and the budget deficit.

Darling seeks to defuse row with Bank - Reuters - Thu 25 Jun, 01:35 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - Chancellor Alistair Darling, dismissed talk on Thursday of a rift with the head of the country's central bank over plans to reform financial regulation and the budget deficit.

UK's Darling-budget projections for growth on track - AFX - Wed 17 Jun, 05:15 PM
LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Recent signs the British economy is on the mend is in line with the April budget forecast of growth resuming toward the end of the year, finance minister Alistair Darling will say on Wednesday.

Retail sales increased 0.9 percent in April from March. - AFP - Sun 14 Jun, 06:41 AM
Alistair Darling poses for pictures with the 2009 Budget outside 11 Downing Street in April. Britain's battered economy is witnessing "green shoots" of recovery after a deep recession, but they could remain fragile for some time as the jobless toll continues to rise, analysts warn.

British retail sales increased 0.9 percent in April from March. - AFP - Sun 14 Jun, 05:15 AM
Britain's Finance Minister Alistair Darling poses for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2009 Budget Report outside 11 Downing Street in London in April. Britain's battered economy is witnessing "green shoots" of recovery after a deep recession, but they could remain fragile for some time as the jobless toll continues to rise, analysts warn.

European countries have seen their deficits blow out as the economic crisis saps tax receipts - AFP - Tue 09 Jun, 10:25 AM
British Finance Minister Alistair Darling arrives with his delegation on June 9, 2009 in Luxembourg. European finance ministers were looking on Tuesday to ease the flow of billions of euros they are pumping into their withered economies to limit the damage to their public finances.

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper (L) watches as Alistair Darling poses for pictures with the 2009 budget - AFP - Wed 03 Jun, 07:05 AM
Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper (L) watches as Finance Minister Alistair Darling poses for pictures with a briefcase containing the 2009 budget in April. The government of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was bracing for a bloodbath on the eve of local and European elections, after a string of resignations upped the pressure on the embattled premier.

Alistair Darling predicted the economy would return to growth late this year - AFP - Fri 01 May, 12:51 PM
Chancellor Alistair Darling poses with a briefcase containing the 2009 Budget Report outside 11 Downing Street on April 22. Darling unveiled the budget projecting that the economy will shrink at the fastest rate since World War II, massive issuance of public debt, and a new 50-percent tax rate for the rich

UK'S DARLING-WILL DISCUSS EXIT STRATEGY WHEN WE GET TO THAT STAGE - AFX - Wed 29 Apr, 03:11 PM
For highlights from finance minister Alistair Darling's testimony on the Budget to parliament's Treasury Committee, please click on

Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - April 24 - AFX - Fri 24 Apr, 03:10 AM
Financial Times WARNING OF 50 PENCE TAX RATE CITY EXODUS The Chancellor of the Exchequer was warned on Thursday that his new 50 pence income tax rate would drive talent from the City and deter entrepreneurs from investing in the UK. However, according to early polls, Alistair Darling's budget tax increases seem to have tapped into rising popular hostility towards the rich.

The budget included a £1.7-billion scheme aimed to at help people back into work 12:57 PM [ AFP ]
The government forecasts a return to economic growth of 1.25% next year 12:57 PM [ AFP ]
Alistair Darling has defended his predictions 12:57 PM [ AFP ]
The government forecast GDP would shrink this year by 3.5% because of the global financial crisis 10:15 AM [ AFP ]
HIGHLIGHTS-UK's Darling post-Budget comments 08:54 AM [ AFX ]

Properties for sale and rent in Epping 08:29 AM [ AFP ]
The chancellor said the economy would return to growth in late 2009 and would expand by 1.25 percent in 2010 08:29 AM [ AFP ]
Alistair Darling poses with a briefcase containing the 2009 Budget Report in London 08:29 AM [ AFP ]
The budget included a 1.7-billion-pound scheme aimed to at help people back into work amid soaring unemployment 08:29 AM [ AFP ]
The economy is expected to contract by 3.5% this year 08:29 AM [ AFP ]

The Lloyds Banking Group logo is pictured in central London 09:28 PM [ AFP ]
People walk past the Lehman Brothers building in 2008 in New York City 09:28 PM [ AFP ]
Britain's Finance Minister Alistair Darling leaves 11 Downing Street in London 09:28 PM [ AFP ]
A general view of housing in north London 09:13 PM [ AFP ]
Alistair Darling holds up the red briefcase containing the 2009 budget 09:13 PM [ AFP ]

A man enters a Job Centre in north London 09:13 PM [ AFP ]
The Scroby Sands offshore wind farm in Norfolk 05:41 PM [ AFP ]
WRAPUP 2-UK to shrink at fastest pace since 1945, debt at record 04:53 PM [ AFX ]
FACTBOX-Main British budget measures 04:21 PM [ AFX ]
SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 1415 GMT 03:41 PM [ AFX ]

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