Pre-Budget report 2008
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The end of Thatcher's tax incentives
MapHave Your Say
See on our map how the PBR affects you
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Business leaders at the CBI welcome the PBR
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The data showing the pressure on the economy
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KEY STORIES
In quotes: Pre-Budget report reaction
Economic slowdown hits borrowing
Cut in VAT leaves shoppers cold
PBR 'will help' UK's small firms
New mortgage lending 'to shrink'
PBR: Business experts react
Osborne slams 'tax timebomb' plan
Cable derides 'fig leaf' tax cuts
Pledge on national savings scheme
Swinney warns of Scots budget cut
Dismay over car duty 'climb down'
CBI details 10-step economy plan
ANALYSIS
HM TreasuryAverage earners 'lose out' in PBR
Wallet and moneyThe political budget setting out the election battleground
Anne RedstonTaxes create a breathing space, but with pain to come
THE DOWNTURN
UK jobless total falls to 2.46m
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