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Opinion Former PBR submissions
Opinion Former PBR submissions

Gordon Brown will tomorrow deliver his annual pre-Budget report (PBR), setting out his forecasts for the economy and flagging up any possible changes in next year’s Budget. The report was first introduced by Labour in 1997, but builds on the legal requirement for all chancellors to deliver two economic statements to parliament every year. Although… Read more »

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Gordon Brown's claims over economic stability are not shared by the public
Poll finds Brown gets little credit for the economy

Gordon Brown’s claim to have presided over a decade of economic growth is not shared by most people, a new poll suggests. It reveals the chancellor’s record on the economy, which is seen as his main trump card in the race to succeed Tony Blair as prime minister, is not as good as he thinks…. Read more »