Budget

Budget 2010: Osborne's emergency action

2010-06-22 16:00
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"This is an emergency budget, so let me speak plainly about the emergency that we face,” Chancellor George Osborne told a packed House of Commons braced for the worst.

Budget 2010: the reaction

2010-06-22 15:41
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The Emergency Budget was always going to divide opinion and sure enough it did. While business gave it a general thumbs up, the unions were livid.

Never mind the spin - what's the real election promise to business?

2010-03-30 16:58
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Budget 2010: Did Darling deliver?

2010-03-24 17:25
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The Chancellor had a choice with his last Budget: people or bankers? He seems to have put people first, argues Richard Murphy.

Budget 2010: Spending deficit improves, but economists remain cautious about Darling's optimistic arithmetic

2010-03-24 15:38
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Leading economists are warning that overly optimistic growth projections mean the Chancellor's pledge to halve the deficit by 2014/15 simply doesn’t stack up.

Budget 2010: Ashcroft targeted in Darling Belize jibe

2010-03-24 15:10
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With barely concealed relish- and more than a little comic timing - Chancellor Alistair Darling delighted the Labour benches by evoking the spectre o...

Budget countdown: predictions roll in

2010-03-18 16:42
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With the budget now only days away, will there be a focus on promoting economic stability and lightening the burden for UK businesses or a 'soak the rich' approach?

'Phoney' Budget will be warm up to real deal, advisers warn

2010-03-12 15:12
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With a Budget date now set for 24 March, advisers are warning UK plc not to expect much in the way of surprises, with the real detail likely to emerge in a second outing of the Red Box several months after the General Election, regardless of which party gets into power.

Brown usurps Darling to announce Budget date

2010-03-10 10:46
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown couldn't resist it - the former Chancellor beat the current Chancellor to the starting gate to announce the date of the Budget.

Budget 2010: bottled or bullish?

2010-03-08 11:27
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The Budget could be a time for decisive tax action to restore business confidence – unless the government bottles it, says Baker Tilly’s George Bull.
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The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...

"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more