Search results for ‘national debt’
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Osborne defends £10bn loan to IMF
In an interview with Channel 4 News Chancellor George Osborne defends his decision to give an extra £10bn loan to the International Monetary Fund while preaching austerity measures at home.
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Osborne agrees extra money for IMF
Chancellor George Osborne agrees to lend the IMF an extra £10bn, despite backbench Conservative concerns.
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FactCheck: Generation game – who’s better off?
Which generation has been hit hardest by the government’s austerity measures? It is the question that has been at the top of the political agenda since the budget sparked accusations that the government was raiding pensioner’s pockets with a new Granny Tax. FactCheck investigates.
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Generation game: who’s better off?
The Channel 4 News FactCheck team looks at how three generations have fared financially – from the baby boomers to today’s school leavers.
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Revealed: the payments that may lead to Rangers’ downfall
As Rangers faces potential liquidation, Alex Thomson reveals the extent of transactions and payments made from offshore accounts that have so interested the taxman.
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Con art? In defence of Damien Hirst
He’s Britain’s most famous artist but Damien Hirst’s work is “con art” and its value like toxic debt, says Julian Spalding. In defence of Hirst, Art Review’s Oliver Basciano writes for Channel 4 News.
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Budget LIVE BLOG: news, video and analysis
• Top rate of tax cut to 45p from April next year • Child benefit cut-off point rises to £50K • Are personal allowances changes a ‘granny tax’? Read Gary Gibbon’s blog: 50p tax – hero to zero? 13.47: Ed Miliband compares the government to Downton Abbey, a story of the “out of touch rich”.…
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People to receive personal tax statements
Taxpayers are to to be given a personal statement telling them how much money is deducted from their earnings and what this is spent on, but they will not learn what they are paying in indirect taxes.
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Treasury to launch £20bn small businesses scheme
Businesses with a turnover of less than £50m will receive cheaper loans under a government scheme which guarantees £20bn of loans from major high street banks.
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Can new loan scheme break business credit drought?
As the government launches the National Loan Guarantee Scheme to encourage banks to lend to firms, one business owner tells Channel 4 News of his battle to persuade his bank to lend him money.
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Options for improving Britain’s roads
As David Cameron raises the prospect of the privatisation of the roads network, Channel 4 News looks at the government’s options for improving Britain’s infrastructure.
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Beyond the bunting, is Ireland really bouncing back?
To the outsider, Ireland does not seem like a country which is gripped by a prolonged economic crisis, writes Dr Peter Stafford. But will the Guinness be flowing freely tonight for St Patrick’s day?
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Should England’s cricket team tour Sri Lanka?
As England’s cricket team sets off for Sri Lanka, Channel 4 News Foreign Editor Ben De Pear asks whether the tour should be going ahead given the country’s human rights record?
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Scottish football fans contemplate a future without Rangers
As financial experts try to revive the ailing Rangers Football Club, some football fans argue that the demise of half of the ‘Old Firm’ could actually make the Scottish game healthier.
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Business acts to tackle numeracy crisis
As a report finds that millions of adults have numeracy skills expected of an 11 year old, UK companies, fearful their workers will not spot “rogue figures”, are training employees in basic maths.
