Chancellor faces £11bn tax crunch
News Article 29 January 2003
Gordon Brown will have to cut spending, raise taxes or ditch his hard-earned reputation for prudence, an influential think tank has predicted.
Chancellor misses public borrowing target
Press Review 22 January 2003
Treasury growth forecast slipping
Press Review 20 January 2003
MPs back interest rate review
Press Review 17 January 2003
MPs question Treasury forecasts
News Article 16 January 2003
MPs have today accused the chancellor of relying on overly-optimistic growth forecasts in his November Pre-Budget Report.
Chancellor gets Christmas bonus
Press Review 24 December 2002
Brown in the red
Press Review 20 December 2002
Brown attacked over 'dud' forecasts
News Article 17 December 2002
Gordon Brown has been challenged to apologise for failing to predict soaring government borrowing.
Boateng reveals infrastructural investment plans
News Article 17 December 2002
Details of £12 billion of investment for Britain's schools, hospitals, roads and housing stock have been released by the Treasury.
Budget forecasts under fire
News Article 12 December 2002
The shadow chancellor Michael Howard has attacked the government's UK growth forecasts.
Cook defends Brown over 'Enron' accusations
Press Review 6 December 2002
Brown warned on 'optimistic' forecasts
Press Review 6 December 2002
Chancellor hid 'Son of Railtrack' costs, say Lib Dems
News Article 29 November 2002
The Liberal Democrats have accused Gordon Brown of hiding the £21 billion cost of Railtrack's replacement.
New environmental taxes unlikely
Press Review 29 November 2002
Rail billions put Brown on the defensive
Press Review 29 November 2002