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British Treasury Targets Banks to Increase Tax Revenue
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Britain's banks 2010-2014
09/13/2011
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Policies of Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling in a Labor government increased the role of the financial sector in the British economy and the part played by London as financial capital, only to lead to a near collapse of the banks in the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Brown and Darling are both Scots who failed to see the effects on regions in Britain such as Scotland, already affected by deindustrialization under the Conservative Thatcher government, and now hit by the repercussions of the financial crisis under first Labor and then austerity Conservative government of David Cameron. Irwin faults the elites for failing to grasp the effects of their policies on average working people, the risks involved in an overblown speculative financial sector, and only waking up with the elections for the European parliament and tense moments before the referendum in Scotland.
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Treasury chief Osborne's difficult task reducing Britain's deficit and balancing the budget- 2010-2015
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The hope in the 2010 budget presented by George Osborne was for Britain to have a balanced budget by 2015. The budget deficit is now forecast at 5% at the end of the fiscal year 2015 because of lower tax receipts. The Office of Budget Responsibility forecast is for a balanced budget in 2019 or in subsequent years if productivity remains low.
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The approach to banking and financial regulation of the new Cameron coalition government in Britain.
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Both Liberals and Conservatives in the U.K. agree on a levy on the banks to raise 1 billion pounds. Liberal's Cable is the new Business Secretary and he favors shrinking the large banks and reducing systemic risk, and a separation of retail and investment banking activities. The Financial Services Authority will continue to operate and examine banks, the Bank of England will oversee systemic risk and regulation of banks.
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