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Public finances better than Brown predictions
Press Review 23 April 2004
Official figures released yesterday showed that the public finances last year were in better shape than chancellor Gordon Brown thought in his Budget last month.
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MPs criticise Brown over tax loophole blunder
Press Review 7 April 2004
Gordon Brown has been criticised by a committee of MPs for a decision that cost taxpayers £670 million over two years.
Treasury committee delivers Budget verdict
News Article 6 April 2004
The Commons Treasury committee has concluded that Gordon Brown is on track to meet the requirements of his "golden rule" on government borrowing.
Budget boost for Labour in poll
News Article 29 March 2004
Gordon Brown's Budget has boosted Labour's public standing, according to the latest opinion poll.
Brown shrugs off household debt concerns
Press Review 25 March 2004
Gordon Brown has shrugged off concerns expressed by the deputy governor of the Bank of England that household debt is too high.
Brown faces Budget grilling
News Article 24 March 2004
The chancellor has defended his Budget statement - dismissing claims that the economy is at risk from government and consumer borrowing.
MPs debate Budget plans
News Article 23 March 2004
MPs have continued to give their response to the chancellor’s Budget statement amid claims Gordon Brown has stolen the Tories' central plank of policy.
Tories deny Budget defeat
Press Review 23 March 2004
Senior Tories have denied that Gordon Brown shot Oliver Letwin's fox when he announced plans to cut back the size of government during last week's Budget.
Britain in the world boosted by Budget, claims Blair
Press Review 23 March 2004
Tony Blair has told a City audience that the Budget has put
