Darling had predicted that the economy would grow by 1.0-1.5 percent in 2010
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- Wed 27 Jan, 12:17 AM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report, 2009. Britain limped out of its longest ever recession in the fourth quarter of 2009, official data showed, but massive debt is set to stunt recovery beyond a looming general election.
The country''s longest recession on record has sapped taxation revenues and ramped up government spending
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- Thu 21 Jan, 05:08 PM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report, 2009. State borrowing worsened to a record deficit in December, official data showed, as the recession hammered taxation revenues and ramped up spending on benefits and stimulus measures.
Darling said severe spending restraints were "non-negotiable"
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- Sat 09 Jan, 05:26 AM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling poses for photographs with his pre-budget report outside the Treasury in December. Darling warned on Saturday that Britain faces its toughest spending cuts in two decades if the ruling Labour party wins this year's general election
Britain has borrowed 106.4 billion pounds in the financial year which began in April
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- Fri 18 Dec, 12:58 PM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report. Overspending in recession-struck Britain soared to a record in November, official data showed on Friday, highlighting the country's debt as alarm over public finances in Greece ripples across Europe.
The government announced a 50% tax rate on bonuses above £25,000
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- Fri 11 Dec, 02:59 AM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report. Britain and France have urged world leaders to impose a tax on bankers' bonuses and consider a so-called Tobin tax on financial transactions, as they sought to dispel recent Anglo-French tensions.
Alistair Darling has been accused of not going far enough
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- Thu 10 Dec, 10:51 AM
Chancellor Alistair Darling, seen outside the Treasury, has defended his decision to delay cuts in public spending until after a general election next year which his government is expected to lose.
Chancellor Alistair Darling was widely criticised
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- Thu 10 Dec, 08:50 AM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report. Newspapers have accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government of failing to take tough decisions to slash the massive public deficit, after unveiling its budget statement.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report in London
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- Thu 10 Dec, 04:07 AM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling seen with a copy of his Pre-Budget Report, in the Treasury in London on December 8. Newspapers have accused Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government of failing to take tough decisions to slash the country's massive public deficit, after unveiling its budget statement.
Darling announced plans for a one-off 50-percent tax on bankers' bonuses over 25,000 pounds
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- Wed 09 Dec, 04:50 PM
Finance minister Alistair Darling leaves the Treasury in London to deliver his pre-budget report. Darling unveiled a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses in a keenly-awaited budget statement to parliament Wednesday as Britain, stuck in its longest recession on record, gears up for national polls due by mid-2010.
Alistair Darling said he had decided against a so-called windfall tax on banks' profits
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- Wed 09 Dec, 03:27 PM
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling leaves the Treasury in London to deliver his pre-budget report. The government announced a one-off tax on bankers' bonuses Wednesday, as it admitted facing a sharper recession and higher state borrowing ahead of elections next year which the government is tipped to lose.
Darling said that he had decided against levying a one-off tax on banks' profits
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Alistair Darling is expected to announce a tax on bankers' bonuses
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Alistair Darling with his Pre-Budget Report at the Treasury in London
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Britain's Finance minister Alistair Darling with his Pre-Budget Report at the Treasury in London
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SCENARIOS-UK mulls tax on bank bonuses in pre-budget report
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Alistair Darling is expected to focus his pre-budget report on fixing public finances
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling
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RPT-UK's Darling says faces difficult choices on spending
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Chancellor Alistair Darling
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FACTBOX-Possible tax measures in UK Pre-Budget Report
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PREVIEW-UK's Darling to tax rich in pre-election gamble
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UK's Darling to cut 2009 GDP forecast, sees growth in Q4
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INSTANT VIEW 5-UK Oct public debt spirals, retail sales rise
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UK's Darling says cautious, sticks to growth forecast
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Chancellor Alistair Darling and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper
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Britain's Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper and Finance Minister Alistair Darling
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Glance-PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - Oct 5
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Alistair Darling is expected to overshoot his borrowing target
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UPDATE 1-UK still on track to grow by end-2009 -Darling
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