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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comFri, 26 Oct 2007 06:45 BSTMon, 21 Jul 2008 09:11:43 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/indepth/prebudget2007(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/b9907dda-832e-11dc-b042-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b9907dda-832e-11dc-b042-0000779fd2ac.htmlChancellor signals willingness to offer business some concessions in the spring Budget, in the wake of the furore over his reform of capital gains taxFri, 26 Oct 2007 06:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cab9cf0-7a96-11dc-9bee-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3cab9cf0-7a96-11dc-9bee-0000779fd2ac.htmlPressure on the UK chancellor to rethink his sweeping revamp of capital gains tax intensified on Monday when four main business groups wrote jointly to himSun, 14 Oct 2007 21:56 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/669d94da-7836-11dc-8e4c-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/669d94da-7836-11dc-8e4c-0000779fd2ac.htmlBritain's largest business groups have warned the chancellor that the pre-Budget report will undermine efforts to encourage enterprise and chill relations with the governmentThu, 11 Oct 2007 21:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed0e5522-7769-11dc-9de8-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ed0e5522-7769-11dc-9de8-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe replacement of tapered relief with a single 18% rate of capital gains tax risks 'unintended consequences' for workers in share-save schemes, an industry body warnsWed, 10 Oct 2007 22:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d51c1094-7656-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d51c1094-7656-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlAlistair Darling is accused of hammering entrepreneurs after it emerged that his tax crackdown on high-earning private equity executives would hit thousands of small companies, employees and shareholdersTue, 9 Oct 2007 22:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b136897c-76a4-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b136897c-76a4-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlA 'more fragile global environment' was cited to justify the widely expected cut in growth forecasts but the chancellor expects next year's battering to dissipate by 2010Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/591d7a12-7699-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/591d7a12-7699-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlMore borrowing and increased employment forecasts also frees cash for education, counter-terrorism and security, and social housingTue, 9 Oct 2007 20:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d25e776-76aa-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d25e776-76aa-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlWealthy foreigners living in the UK for over seven years will pay an annual flat rate charge, if they want to avoid paying tax on their overseas income and capital gainsTue, 9 Oct 2007 22:05 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e120eb52-7693-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e120eb52-7693-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlIt is not a tax cut – it was already possible to combine allowances, but only by using a complicated will-and-trust arrangementWed, 10 Oct 2007 03:27 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57c2cb3a-769a-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57c2cb3a-769a-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlGordon Brown's decision to abort Labour's election planning left Mr Darling, the chancellor, in the awkward position of delivering 'a pre-election Budget without an election'Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:08 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73a770b0-7692-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73a770b0-7692-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlAlastair Darling was hoping to play to the masses with popular tax rises aimed at the City, but tax experts said the chancellor seemed to hit the masses hardest, while private equity titans breathed a sigh of reliefTue, 9 Oct 2007 19:18 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/767013f8-7690-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/767013f8-7690-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe days of counting the education pennies are back, despite the announcement of extra money for one-to-one learning and school buildings Tue, 9 Oct 2007 19:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af2efa12-76a2-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/af2efa12-76a2-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe chancellor delivered a blow to entrepreneurs, with a hike in capital gains tax and extra local levies on business rates Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b936328-76a2-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2b936328-76a2-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlStandards and levels of service on Crossrail, the £16bn east-west London rail link that received the go-ahead last week, are to be tightly controlled by the London mayor's transport body under plans that emerged in the wake of the comprehensive spending reviewTue, 9 Oct 2007 21:15 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c13463b8-76a3-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac,dwp_uuid=dea7b60e-66c5-11dc-a218-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c13463b8-76a3-11dc-ad83-0000779fd2ac.htmlAlistair Darling, in his first big set piece as chancellor, reeled off one Tory policy after another, leaving George Osborne, the shadow chancellor credited with the Tories' remarkable poll revival, spluttering with rage Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:52 BST