Chancellor announces package of measures designed to boost the British economy in his preBudget report.

The Czech cabinet has endorsed an economic rescue package that will increase the budget deficit beyond the 3 per cent Maastricht criterion, in an attempt to revive an economy that looks set to enter a recession this year

The Chancellor is delivering his preBudget report in which he is expected to unveil a £16 billion package of tax cuts designed to boost the British economy.

Today's pre-budget report unveiled a £20bn stimulus package to rescue the economy from recession. Will it work?

How UK tax burden comparesLimited personal and business tax cuts are likely to be included in the pre-budget report next week as part of a wider economic stimulus package, including higher government borrowing and capital spending, Downing Street signalled yesterday. Gordon Brown's strongest hint yet on tax cuts came as David Cameron, the Tory leader, tried to outmanoeuvre the government by c...

Noticed how effective the create signs of economic life before the next election plan stimulus package has been so far? Especially the coup de theatre that was the cut in VAT to 15%. Anyway, the TUC wants more, much more. £25 billion more, actually. Well, it is only money and it can be extorted from the remaining productive parts of the economy or the government could always borrow some more...

THE Government received another boost for its economic rescue package today with a new poll showing Labour is increasingly trusted as the party to steer the UK through the rec

contribution by Freethinking Economist A standard attack on Labour is that it has left the government dominating the economy, which spells doom for our future growth. A state that actually dominated economic production is terrible for economic efficiency. So, are we in a 50%-state economy? Superficially the government spends about £650bn of a £1400bn GDP economy. But does it feel like ...

Gweeds makes a good point: If all our economic woes are made in America as Gordon claims, why is that their economy is showing healthy growth (despite high oil prices) and the U.K. economy is flat-lining? Could it have something to do with George Bush's timely $150 billion bi-partisan growth stimulus package in February? I was in the US earlier this year, and the TV and papers were full of "how to...

Greece's government has followed its European partners by announcing a package to support the banking sector and help sustain economic growth