Archive for December, 2009
Friday, December 18th, 2009
Just a final blog from me before I break for the holiday season. Thanks to all of FST's readers who followed us on to the blogosphere this year following our launch in summer 2009, and indeed those hardy souls who have followed us into tweet-land as well. Your on-going comments ...
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
As expected, the Chancellor, Alastair Darling, has unveiled a one-off 'super tax' on bankers' bonuses as part of his pre-Budget report (PBR) today. The new levy has been set at 50 per cent of any individual discretionary bonus paid above £25,000. The banks themselves, rather than the bankers, will have to ...
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Speculation is rife at the moment that the UK banking industry is facing a multi-billion pound windfall tax this Wednesday when the Chancellor, Alastair Darling, unveils his pre-Budget report (PBR). The move is thought to be in response to the recent row between the government and the directors of RBS who ...
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