» Thursday, March 22, 2012Tax Relief on charitable givingAsked whether the PM was happy or worried by the cap on tax relief for charitable giving, the PMS said that the Chancellor had presented the Government’s Budget and the PM agreed with the Budget. Asked whether there were unintended consequences the PMS said that there was a cap on benefits and we thought it […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) 50p TaxAsked whether the 45p tax rate was a permanent measure if the 50p rate was temporary, the PMS said that the Chancellor was treating the 45p rate tax like any other tax. The tax system is constantly under review. Asked whether the statement in the Budget that it was the “Government’s view” that the 50p […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) 50p TaxAsked whether the 45p tax rate was a permanent measure if the 50p rate was temporary, the PMS said that the Chancellor was treating the 45p rate tax like any other tax. The tax system is constantly under review. Asked whether the statement in the Budget that it was the “Government’s view” that the 50p […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Child BenefitAsked whether the final decision on child benefit had been taken, the PMS said that the Government set out its position in the Budget. Asked whether the Chancellor believed he had removed unfairness from the child benefit scheme, the PMS said that the Government thought it was fair for people on higher incomes to make […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Child BenefitAsked whether the final decision on child benefit had been taken, the PMS said that the Government set out its position in the Budget. Asked whether the Chancellor believed he had removed unfairness from the child benefit scheme, the PMS said that the Government thought it was fair for people on higher incomes to make […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) GSKAsked what the PM’s reaction was to coverage of the Budget this morning, the PMS said that the important piece of news this morning was the announcement by GlaxoSmithKlein, which planned 500m of investment in the UK. Asked whether GSK would not have made the announcement on investment and jobs if it was not for […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) GSKAsked what the PM’s reaction was to coverage of the Budget this morning, the PMS said that the important piece of news this morning was the announcement by GlaxoSmithKlein, which planned 500m of investment in the UK. Asked whether GSK would not have made the announcement on investment and jobs if it was not for […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) GSKAsked what the PM’s reaction was to coverage of the Budget this morning, the PMS said that the important piece of news this morning was the announcement by GlaxoSmithKlein, which planned 500m of investment in the UK. Asked whether GSK would not have made the announcement on investment and jobs if it was not for […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Wednesday, March 21, 2012Press briefing 21 March 2012 morningWednesday 21 March 2012 Judith Tebbut, the Budget and the Foreign Secretary in Rome were among topics discussed at the 10 Downing Street press briefing original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Judith TebbuttAsked about Judith Tebbutt’s release, the PMS said that the Government could confirm she had been released and that it was important she was taken to a place of safety. Asked for the date of last COBR meeting which discussed her case, the PMS said there had been a number of meetings over the period […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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