Unemployment figures, the Bank of England's inflation report and the latest US trade data will all provide a better picture of the stuttering global economic recovery - Richard Wray brings you the latest news, views and reaction 9.14am: It is fast becoming crunch time for the UK economy. Today we...
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Business
on 08-11-2010
Filed under: Business, guardian.co.uk, Economics, Blogposts, Economic policy, Bank of England, US economic growth and recession, Economic growth (GDP), Unemployment and employment statistics, Minute by minutes
Without tax income the government has to borrow more from the markets. Here is the historic tax receipts data • Get the data All government spending needs us to be paying tax. But the credit crunch has hit this take too. The budget included pledges of some tax rises - and some falls. Now, chancellor...
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Economics
on 06-26-2010
Filed under: Politics, Economic policy, Blogposts, guardian.co.uk, Economics, Alistair Darling, Tax and spending, Budget, government data, Technology, General election 2010
Back when the Beatles were having their first number one, the government spent £12bn a year, now it's nearer £700bn. See how the numbers have changed Back when the Beatles were having their first number one, the government spent £12bn a year, now it's over £600bn. See how the numbers have changed...
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Economics
on 06-26-2010
Filed under: Politics, Economic policy, Blogposts, guardian.co.uk, Economics, Quantitative easing, Alistair Darling, Tax and spending, Financial crisis, Budget, Economic growth (GDP), government data, Technology, General election 2010
All the news from Westminster including minute-by-minute coverage of PMQs and all the latest reaction to the budget 8.14am: Evan Davis is interviewing George Osborne. He says that Osborne's policies will take state spending as a share of GDP to below the level it was in the Thatcher years. Has Osborne...
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Economics
on 06-23-2010
Filed under: Economic policy, Blogposts, guardian.co.uk, Economics, Business, Tax and spending, Budget, Conservatives, Minute by minutes, PMQs