Chancellor will allow the deficit to rise in the short term but warns that all countries must 'live within their means'

Two interesting nuggets came out of yesterday's Treasury committee hearing on the financial crisis with the tripartite authorities. First, an admission from the Lord Turner, the chairman of the Financial Services Authority, that despite the growing anger over City bonuses, the FSA will not be axing the perk for its own executives. And secondly, the statement by the chancellor, Alistair Darlin...

Chancellor hints that he will have to abandon the prediction that the recession will end this year.

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling was forced to admit that Labour has dropped its controversial proposals for a "death tax", during the first of the pre-election television

CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling was campaigning in Dundee yesterday, weeks after announcing a tax break for the computer games industry in his budget.

Alistair Darling the Chancellor has refused to rule out future tax rises after admitting that Government borrowing will have to rise this year.

A new top rate of income tax for those earning over £150000 has been announced in the Budget by Alistair Darling the Chancellor.

Alistair Darling outlines plans for universal broadband access and hints at boost for creative industries in budget speech The chancellor, Alistair Darling, has outlined plans in his budget speech today for additional government funding to help achieve universal broadband coverage across the UK. Speaking in the House of Commons, Darling also said that the UK's creative industries – incl...

25 April 2008     The Rt Hon Alistair Darling MP Chancellor of the Exchequer HM Treasury 1 Horseguards Road London SW1A 2HQ     Dear Alistair   I`d appreciate an urgent response to some of the questions which have arisen in the ten percent tax saga plus a comment on the processes. ...

Chancellor Alistair Darling today pledged further action to plug tax loopholes after claims of tax avoidance were levelled at one of the banks bailed out by the Government.