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Osborne boosted by improvement in public finances

IFAonline | 21 Feb 2012 | 23:00

Chancellor George Osborne has been given a boost ahead of next month's Budget after official figures showed the UK posted its largest budget surplus in four years.

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Public borrowing shoots to record April high

Public borrowing surged to a record £10bn in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

IFAonline | 24 May 2011 | 11:30
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Public sector borrowing hits record high

Public sector borrowing hit a record high in November, said the Office for National Statistics.

IFAonline | 21 Dec 2010 | 16:30

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Morgan Stanley launches lending book for European ETFs

Morgan Stanley has launched a lending book for European ETFs across multiple issuers, to create greater liquidity and supply of ETFs for investors increasingly seeking to borrow these funds.

ETFM | 27 Apr 2010 | 11:29
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Public sector borrowing rises to £13bn

The government was forced to borrow £13bn in June, almost double the amount in the same month last year, as shrinking tax receipts continued to put pressure on public sector finances.

IFAonline | 21 Jul 2009 | 12:05
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Public debt rises £90bn

Government borrowing rose by a record £90bn in the last financial year, according to figures released today.

IFAonline | 22 Apr 2009 | 12:30
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Public borrowing hits record level

The Government borrowed a record amount of more than £8bn in September as it attempts to spend its way out of recession.

IFAonline | 20 Oct 2008 | 16:15
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CML calls for new approach to housing market

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has called on the Government to take a more holistic approach to housing market issues in a research article.

IFAonline | 28 Feb 2008 | 15:45
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Gov't 'shot itself in foot' over SIPP borrowing

HM Treasury has “shot itself in the foot” by refusing to reconsider the borrowing rules introduced on A-Day for buying commercial property through SIPPs, claims Hornbuckle Mitchell.

IFAonline | 22 May 2007 | 12:00
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Mortgage map of Britain launched

Almost one in five homeowners could be vastly over-paying on their mortgage by staying on the lender’s standard variable rate (SVR), claims a new report.

IFAonline | 23 Apr 2007 | 11:00
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Over 30s have highest amount of debt

Those in their early 30s have the highest borrowing of any age group, and are the most likely to skip repayments, claims Alliance & Leicester.

IFAonline | 20 Apr 2007 | 16:00
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Budget: Brown claims economy is healthier after 10 years

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown claims Great Britain now has the healthiest inflation level for over a century and has climbed the table to have the 2nd highest economic growth of the G7.

IFAonline | 21 Mar 2007 | 13:02
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Borrowing unaffected by interest rates - BBA

Higher interest rates have not had the expected impact on mortgage borrowing, according to the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).

IFAonline | 27 Feb 2007 | 13:30

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