Italy pledges to balance the books
Press Review 17 July 2001
Brown's budget surplus grows
News Article 20 February 2001
New figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown that the chancellor's budget surplus continues to grow.
Brown hits back over EU budget reprimand
News Article 13 February 2001
Britain and Ireland have both rejected calls from the EU to tone down their tax and spending plans.
Chancellor builds up record cash surplus
News Article 19 January 2001
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics on Friday showed that chancellor Gordon Brown continues to have record amounts of cash available in the run-up to the next general