THE BUDGET

UK's Darling says cautious, sticks to growth forecast - AFX - Fri 23 Oct, 10:26 AM
LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Growth will return to Britain by the end of year, British finance minister Alistair Darling said on Friday, reiterating his Budget forecast after data showed the economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter.

Darling says cautious, sticks to growth forecast - Reuters - Fri 23 Oct, 10:13 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - Growth will return to Britain by the end of year, Chancellor Alistair Darling said on Friday, reiterating his Budget forecast after data showed the economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter.

Chancellor Alistair Darling and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper - AFP - Tue 20 Oct, 02:24 PM
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper with Chancellor Alistair Darling outside 11 Downing Street in London in April. The deficit ballooned last month, reaching a record for September as the public purse buckled under the weight of a steep recession, according to official data published on Tuesday.

Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper and Finance Minister Alistair Darling - AFP - Tue 20 Oct, 01:46 PM
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 Report at a photocall outside 11 Downing Street in London in April. Britain recorded a public deficit of 19.4 billion pounds in September as the economy buckled under the weight of recession, official data showed

Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 5 - AFX - Mon 05 Oct, 04:39 AM
Financial Times DARLING SET TO REVEAL SPENDING CUTS IN AUTUMN Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will reveal public spending priorities and cuts in this autumn's pre-Budget report.

Alistair Darling is expected to overshoot his borrowing target - AFP - Fri 18 Sep, 12:42 PM
Chancellor Alistair Darling leaves after a visit to a JobCentrePlus in Marylebone, London. Public sector finances plunged further into the red in August, striking a record deficit for the month under the weight of a deep recession, official data has shown.

UPDATE 1-UK still on track to grow by end-2009 -Darling - AFX - Tue 18 Aug, 04:03 PM
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Britain's economy is still on track to start growing again by the end of the year, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Tuesday, reiterating his budget forecasts after evidence of swifter recovery elsewhere.

The cost of bailing out the banking sector has put the public finances under intense strain - AFP - Tue 21 Jul, 02:34 PM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling holds a briefcase containing the 2009 Budget outside No. 11 Downing Street in April 2009. The public deficit soared to a record 18.98 billion pounds in June as the recession hurt tax revenues.

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.

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. 06:41 AM [ AFP ]
British retail sales increased 0.9 percent in April from March. 05:15 AM [ AFP ]
European countries have seen their deficits blow out as the economic crisis saps tax receipts 10:25 AM [ AFP ]
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper (L) watches as Alistair Darling poses for pictures with the 2009 budget 07:05 AM [ AFP ]
Alistair Darling predicted the economy would return to growth late this year 12:51 PM [ AFP ]

UK'S DARLING-WILL DISCUSS EXIT STRATEGY WHEN WE GET TO THAT STAGE 03:11 PM [ AFX ]
Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - April 24 03:10 AM [ AFX ]
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 ]

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