Brown backs taxes on air travel and gas guzzlers
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown backs substantially increasing taxes on air travel, and gas guzzling cars, a newspaper has reported.
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Nick Raynsford confirms Cabinet rows over Gordon Brown's plan to raid Whitehall budgets to cushion council tax rises.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown hinted Wednesday that he plans to close tax loopholes enjoyed by private equity groups.
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The Conservative Party intends to raise taxes on polluters if they win the next election, the party's spokesman on finance said in an interview.
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Low-cost airline easyJet called on Tuesday for the government to scrap airport taxes on passengers and replace them with taxes on aircraft that penalize the heaviest polluters. EasyJet Chief Executive Andy Harrison told reporters at a briefing at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London that there were roughly 15 types of passenger aircraft, and the system should be banded to take account of their fuel efficiency.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown tightens up film tax relief schemes, in a bid to prevent investors avoiding tax.
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Gordon Brown outlines to MPs plans to freeze fuel duty, minimise Council Tax rises and boost childcare.
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UK airport operator BAA reiterates its backing for the government's aviation expansion plans.
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LONDON -- Putting his money where his environmentalist mouth is, Prince Charles is swapping gas-guzzling private planes and helicopters for commercial flights, train journeys, and biodiesel cars.
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown sought to counter calls from Germany and the Netherlands to cut Britain&#39;s annual rebate from the European Union budget, saying current proposals
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The Bush administration's long-awaited plan to pay for a new, high-tech air traffic control system would eliminate the passenger ticket tax but raise other costs for people who fly.
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UK Chancellor Gordon Brown appeals for free trade as he opens talks on the world economy by the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy nations.
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MPs press Gordon Brown to make greenhouse gas emissions a priority in his pre-Budget report.
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The The government will back any potential bid by the English Football Association to host the 2018 World Cup, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is to say in a speech.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown has expressed his determination to retain the British rebate on its contributions to the European Union&#39;s annual budget.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown has insisted he will stick to his 'golden rule' on spending, despite calls from the City and unions.
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The Tories reveal plans for a series of green taxes on flights aimed at tackling climate change.