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John Redwood MP for Wokingham

These are the most recent articles mentioning "budget" What Councillors should do Posted 03/30/08, 07:51 ... educe the Council Tax they impose on us. To do this, in many cases they could cut the Tax by: 1. Telling their officers that they are halving the budget for external consultancies, as they expect their professional staff at the Council to do more of the work themselves. 2. Impose a staff freeze... What does a Council Chief Executive do? Posted 03/29/08, 09:23 ... ces. They are often away at week-ends. Their rewards contain a substantial performance oriented element that depends on delivering the profits in the budget, and their jobs are on the line if performance falls too far. In contrast, the CEO of a Council does not face many of these requirements. ... What does a Council Chief Executive do? Posted 03/29/08, 09:23 ... ces. They are often away at week-ends. Their rewards contain a substantial performance oriented element that depends on delivering the profits in the budget, and their jobs are on the line if performance falls too far. In contrast, the CEO of a Council does not face many of these requirements. ... A different way of space travel Posted 03/28/08, 12:00 ... nment controlled and financed. The second is the private sector is able to handle a project of this complexity with a very small team of people, to a budget that represents a sensible business bet for a reasonable sized company. The third is the private sector has come up with a very different way ... Wokingham Times Posted 03/25/08, 17:54 ... have gone down. Fortunately unemployment has not been shooting up, and most people have been able to meet their mortgage payments even though their budgets are under more pressure. There has been an uneasy equilibrium created by inertia and the new impediments to selling and buying. We may stil... Tax and spend Posted 08/24/08, 07:10 What I said to The Sunday Telegraph was if Labour wanted to get back to their budget plans they had to stop spending money like water and cut out waste and less desirable spending. They are going to need an emergency package to put right all the damage they are doing by wasting and borrowing too m... We need Parliament back to cross examine the Chancellor Posted 08/30/08, 07:07 ... oss examine him over one of the biggest downward revisions to forecasts ever made by an incumbent Chancellor. In March 2008 the Chancellor in his budget told the Commons the economy would grow by 1.75% to 2.25% in 2008, by 2.25% to 2.75% in 2009 and 2.5% to 3% in 2010. He said œMy forecast shows... We need Parliament back to cross examine the Chancellor Posted 08/30/08, 07:07 ... oss examine him over one of the biggest downward revisions to forecasts ever made by an incumbent Chancellor. In March 2008 the Chancellor in his budget told the Commons the economy would grow by 1.75% to 2.25% in 2008, by 2.25% to 2.75% in 2009 and 2.5% to 3% in 2010. He said â¬ÓMy forecast sho... Tax and spend Posted 08/24/08, 07:10 What I said to The Sunday Telegraph was if Labour wanted to get back to their budget plans they had to stop spending money like water and cut out waste and less desirable spending. They are going to need an emergency package to put right all the damage they are doing by wasting and borrowing too m... Good question on the Today programme Posted 09/02/08, 11:21 ... the £600 million of lost revenue figure from. Presumably it is left over from the out of date and inaccurate forecasts given at the time of the last Budget.That may be what is pencilled in at the moment for Stamp Duty on such properties, but it is highly unlikely they will collect that much anyway... That will be another £18 billion then Posted 10/29/08, 15:07 There is no end to the borrowing. In the Budget the government forecast £43 billion of public borrowing this year. Most forecasters now expect this to be around £65 billion, given the extra commitments added and the decline in tax revenues. We need to add to this the £37 bill... We do get a debate on the Budget after all! Posted 11/25/08, 17:12 Today George Osborne tabled a formal request for urgent debate on the Budget,and the Speaker wisely granted it for tomorrow. Nigel Griffiths, Labour MP, raised a bogus point of order, complaining about just how many Conservative MPs had “piled into the Chamber” to suppoprt th... One cheer for Ms Harman Posted 12/04/08, 08:30 ... d to get statements or debates at all. It is difficult to have much confidence in a Leader of the House who cannot ensure a proper debate on a large budget which is slipped out masquerading as a technical Statement. Yesterday however I felt some sympathy for her. She was asked exactly the qu... Japan leads the way down Posted 12/26/08, 08:53 ... e weeks ahead, as there is now a big shut down underway which will last well into the New Year. People ask why the lower interest rates and the budget stimuli are not working. The answer is simple. It always takes time for them to work in normal circumstances. Interest rates need to be moved a... << back