Showing posts with label Fiscal Policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fiscal Policy. Show all posts

Thursday, 6 January 2011

VAT - THE IMPACT


Follow the links to access a few articles explaining the impact of the recent VAT change.









Thursday, 2 December 2010

The US Budget Deficit - How Big is $1trillion?


The article is about the scale of the budget deficit in the US.


Scroll down (would be better if you read the article aswell though!) to look at the graphic which illustrates the scale of this debt.


Friday, 19 November 2010

Europe's Bad Debt Dominoes


Follow the link to the BBC article which makes reference to Europe's struggling economies...

Thursday, 18 November 2010

Q&A Republic or Ireland Finances


Another helpful explanation from the BBC which explains the crisis facing Ireland and how it may impact upon other countries.


Monday, 1 November 2010

EU Leaders Clinch Pact to Defend Euro


EU leaders say tough new budget rules will protect the euro from a "Greek-style" crisis.


Read the following important reports from the BBC:







Monday, 4 October 2010

The One Payment Benefit System


Huge changes are being made to the benefits system to streamline the process and cut costs (austerity measures).


Tuesday, 17 August 2010

Thursday, 22 April 2010

UK Deficit hits highest level since WW2

The UK deficit for 2009/10 was 167bn, less than the treasury had forecast but still the highest level since the war.