Don’t Panic! UK Budget – Spending cuts on the way!



Apr 20, 2009 – recorded 07:30 EDT

Darling ‘£15bn spending cuts due’:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8007482.stm

Budget 2009: BRC says business rate rise could cost 20,000 retail jobs, urges freeze
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/budget/5185849/Buget-2009-BRC-says-business-rate-rise-could-cost-20000-retail-jobs-urges-freeze.html

Budget to confirm housing package:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8006974.stm

Economy ‘no longer in free fall’:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8005439.stm

Slow, fragile recovery predicted:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8007197.stm

Recession is here, warns Item Club:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/19/recession-ernstandyoung

IMF warns over parallels to Great Depression:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5166956/IMF-warns-over-parallels-to-Great-Depression.html

Town’s fate rests on aid to Abitibi:
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1508534

Civil servants gave confidential police documents to E. ON security guards before climate protest:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5184938/Civil-servants-gave-confidential-police-documents-to-E.-ON-security-guards-before-climate-protest.html

Japan plans emergency share purchases:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbea8ad4-2b09-11de-8415-00144feabdc0.html

U.S. May Convert Banks Bailouts to Equity Share:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/20/business/20bailout.html?_r=1&ref=business

Chapter 11 protection for GM ‘highly likely’:
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1496872

Investors see bigger losses on defaults:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/16fefe20-2d0a-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html

Inflation is looming on Americas horizon:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae436dbc-2d09-11de-8710-00144feabdc0.html

Gold price could hit $1,500:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/5184036/Gold-price-could-hit-1500.html

Obama a hit as Americas Summit drawing to close :
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-a-hit-as-americas-summit-drawing-to-close-1671191.html

Beer goggles idea is a myth, claim scientists:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5182492/Beer-goggles-idea-is-a-myth-claim-scientists.html

No more noisy sex as woman is given Asbo:
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/No-more-noisy-sex-as.5183086.jp

Peace

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