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  • George Osborne (left), Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, walks with Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to deliver the half-yearly budget statement to parliament in London on Dec. 5, 2012. (Associated Press)

    U.K. Treasury chief juggles budget as outlook dims

    Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne said Wednesday that the recovery of the U.K. economy is taking longer than he had hoped and warned more spending cuts will be needed to get public finances under control.


  • Corporate tax rates cut to spur investment

    The British government cut the corporation tax to entice foreign investment as it acknowledged that economic growth will be slower than anticipated this year.


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