Latest Channel 4 News:
Row over Malaysian state's coins
'Four shot at abandoned mine shaft'
Rain fails to stop Moscow wildfires
Cancer blow for identical twins
Need for Afghan progress 'signs'

To cut or not to cut?

By Faisal Islam

Updated on 08 November 2008

Will the government borrow up to £15bn pounds to give away in tax cuts and extra spending?

With the HBoS bank merger in question - the chancellor has another dilemma tonight: whether to announce extensive tax cuts in the Pre-Budget report later this month to give the ailing economy a boost.

Today the treasury were not denying reports that the goverment might borrow up to £15 billion pounds to give away in tax cuts and extra spending.

Send this article by email

More on this story

Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.


Watch the Latest Channel 4 News

Watch Channel 4 News when you want

Latest Business & Money news

More News blogs

View RSS feed

Faisal Islam on Twitter

faisalislam

Watching Avinash Persaud utterly brilliant demolition of Basel 3 banking accord at #longfinance conference

Yesterday at 17:18

Follow us

How to tweet

How and why to follow the Channel 4 News family on Twitter.

Most watched

image

Find out which reports and videos are getting people clicking online.




Channel 4 © 2010. Channel 4 is not responsible for the content of external websites.