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Pre-Budget Report 2008 – Preview

Alistair Darling may be the man at the despatch box, but the main architect of this Pre-Budget Report will be John Maynard Keynes. With the Government having firmly signalled its intention to support the ailing economy with a much-needed fiscal boost, the key question is just how bold it is prepared to be.

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