As George Osborne sits down from his first budget speech, which words and phrases did he use most? • Get the data George Osborne has delivered his first budget speech. What does it tell us about the Liberal-Conservative coalition government? It was only in March when we analysed Alistair Darling's...
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on 06-22-2010
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The general election campaign has already focused on accusations over national insurance and VAT. So, what are the options for taxing and cutting for the election's winner? • Get the data National Insurance is in the news . Labour plans to raise the tax have been targeted by the Conservatives – who...
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on 04-06-2010
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On hand to assess this year's budget we have the Guardian's economics editor, Larry Elliott , columnist Martin Kettle , and the Observer's business editor, Ruth Sunderland . Has the chancellor laid out a credible plan to tackle the deficit? How did David Cameron perform? And where does this...
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on 03-24-2010
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Alistair Darling struck a tone of high-minded responsibility but I was not convinced by the way he magicked away those mountainous deficit and national debt figures Listening to Alistair Darling's third budget you might be forgiven for thinking there isn't an election hurtling towards him. Who...
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on 03-24-2010
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