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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comThu, 23 Mar 2006 19:47 GMTFri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:50 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/indepth/budget2006(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3dabf6f2-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3dabf6f2-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlGordon Brown's Budget pledge to close the funding gap between state and private schools could cost £17bn and take 16 years to complete, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:34 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e769a90-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e769a90-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlThe projections for public expenditure after 2008 are so tight, the Institute for Fiscal Studies calculated, that if Gordon Brown maintained the recent growth of education spending, the NHS would be squeezed. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:39 GMThttp://news.ft.com/cms/5a0eb5d2-ba73-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://news.ft.com/cms/5a0eb5d2-ba73-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlThis was not a Budget in any useful sense. It was a plan for Labour's domestic programme built around spending on the Public Services with the priority set very clearly on education.Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:03 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4cebb04e-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4cebb04e-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlWhen will Tony Blair quit Downing Street? At the end of a tumultuous week in politics, the question looms larger than ever. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:47 GMThttp://news.ft.com/cms/ba855d7c-ba4f-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://news.ft.com/cms/ba855d7c-ba4f-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlThe Budget was rather like a chinese meal: once you'd eaten it, you wondered what was there. What will be remembered is the political message. This was Gordon Brown's final bid for the leadership.Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:03 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbf231b8-b9b2-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cbf231b8-b9b2-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlThe government announced further plans to help people on low incomes to access mainstream financial services and said it wanted them to be able to get affordable forms of credit.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 15:13 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45174bb2-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/45174bb2-baa0-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlLand Rover's Solihull factory is running at full capacity, churning out big 4x4s as fast as it can to meet record global demand, while in Manchester.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:37 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f3e357e-b8e9-11da-b57d-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f3e357e-b8e9-11da-b57d-0000779e2340.htmlGordon Brown responded to opposition accusations that his Budget had neglected the NHS, saying that he had previously announced an extra £6bn for the health service.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:27 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c185b9e-b9af-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1c185b9e-b9af-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlBritish Energy, the nuclear power generator rescued from collapse four years ago, is set to lead a new wave of government sell-offs, with a partial disposal of the state's shareholding for an estimated £2bn.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:08 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d898d97a-ba12-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d898d97a-ba12-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlPublic finances, Gordon Brown insisted in his speech, were no impediment to his ambitions. But the figures presented in the accompanying Budget papers painted a different picture.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:00 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1deb8520-b9b1-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1deb8520-b9b1-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlChancellor pledges 50 per cent increase in school investment over the next five years to close gap on private schools.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:52 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5953ebd0-b9b0-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5953ebd0-b9b0-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlGreener fuels, energy-efficient cars and buildings, and small-scale renewable energy generation were at the centre of the chancellor's focus on environmental issues in the budget.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:41 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/125e8a8c-b9b0-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/125e8a8c-b9b0-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlThe chancellor delivered a tax boost to middle England by signalling an increase in the threshold for payment of inheritance tax from £275,000 to £325,000 over the next four years.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:33 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6932ed4c-b9ad-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6932ed4c-b9ad-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlThe Treasury has made it much easier for property companies to convert into real estate investment trusts, a type of tax-efficient property vehicle which will be introduced in January next year.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 14:39 GMThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20cc835e-ba13-11da-9d02-0000779e2340,dwp_uuid=2da00b34-ba75-11da-980d-0000779e2340.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/20cc835e-ba13-11da-9d02-0000779e2340.htmlThe chancellor has made a surprise U-turn, removing the tax relief underpinning the Home Computing Initiative that has helped millions of employees obtain cheap computers.Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:00 GMT