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Tight security, the Chancellor, and a mechanical man
News At the opening ceremony of CeBIT on Wednesday evening, the German chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder, said that general economic conditions in his country were better than a year ago -- and that it is his government's duty to strengthen Germany as...
[March 17, 2004, 20:05]
Chancellor tackles the digital divide
News Chancellor Gordon Brown announced Wednesday a multi-million pound investment aimed at bridging the UK's digital divide and challenged industry to ensure affordable access to make the schemes work. Speaking at the UK Internet Summit in London, the...
[October 11, 2000, 9:47]
Budget 2002: Small firms get e-business cash boost
News The chancellor, Gordon Brown, has promised financial assistance to help small firms embrace e-business. The chancellor said firms will get a total of £40m in the first year and £110m in subsequent years to help with the costs of moving their...
[April 17, 2002, 16:30]
Budget 2002: What it means for high-tech
News Wed 17 April: The chancellor, Gordon Brown, has promised financial assistance to help small firms embrace e-business. Disappointment as chancellor fails to axe IR35 Chancellor urged to make it a broadband Budget
[April 17, 2002, 16:35]
Mixed reception for new R&D tax credit
News In Wednesday's Budget, Chancellor Gordon Brown announced a consultation into the current guidelines on R&D tax credits. It has welcomed the Chancellor's announcement. The Chancellor positions R&D as fuel for the engine of the economy, and he's...
[April 10, 2003, 13:01]
Brown unveils the e-budget
News Chancellor Gordon Brown Tuesday announced a tax-relief package aimed at encouraging Internet startups, as well as a number of measures aimed at stimulating UK business and entrepreneurship in the IT sector.
[March 21, 2000, 16:43]
Tech investment hits civil service jobs
News Chancellor Gordon Brown has said the government's investment in technology paved the way for impending civil service job cuts. The chancellor expressed his appreciation of the work of civil servants, but said that manpower could be reduced due...
[July 13, 2004, 10:45]
Chancellor offers some hope to beleaguered tech sector
News First impressions suggest the Chancellor, Gordon Brown, has smiled kindly on tech companies as his budget offers tax relief in a variety of forms. The Chancellor proposes to offer tax relief on firms' intellectual property, or 'IP', which is likely...
[March 7, 2001, 17:33]
Gloomy expectations for budget from tech industry
News The tech industry has just two words for Chancellor Gordon Brown as he prepares to delivers this afternoon's budget: tax breaks. If the chancellor does take pity on the ailing tech sector, the most important thing he can do is simplify the tax...
[March 7, 2001, 13:24]
Darling blames officials for data loss
News Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has said employees of HM Revenue & Customs were responsible for the loss of sensitive child-benefit data. Officials sent a second pair of discs that were delivered to the NAO, but it took nearly a month...
[November 21, 2007, 7:16]
Chancellor urged to make it a broadband Budget
News A demonstration was held outside the Houses of Commons on Tuesday to urge the chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, to use this week's Budget to help the UK's telecommunications sector. It's a win-win situation for the chancellor, industry and...
[April 17, 2002, 12:17]
Tax change threatens UK tech entrepreneurs
News Technology professionals have reacted angrily to tax changes announced this week by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling. The chancellor will raise this figure to 18 percent on 1 April, 2008, to limit the profits of private-equity investors.
[October 12, 2007, 15:13]
Government announces broadband investment
Blog The government "will be allocating extra funding for the broadband network, making sure everyone benefits from the communications revolution", according to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling.
[April 22, 2009, 13:24]
Chancellor promises emerging-tech investment
News The government will provide £750m in funding for emerging technologies in the manufacturing, digital and biotechnology sectors, chancellor Alastair Darling said in his 2009 budget report on Wednesday.
[April 22, 2009, 17:22]
ID cards under fire after HMRC debacle
News The shadow chancellor, George Osborne, attacked the government on Tuesday following its disclosure of the loss of the details of 25 million child-benefit claimants, and called into question its competence to safeguard data collected for the...
[November 20, 2007, 17:48]
Budget 2002: Disappointment as chancellor fails to axe IR35
News Campaigners have reacted with disappointment to Wednesday's Budget after the chancellor, Gordon Brown, failed to repeal the controversial IR35 tax. We're disappointed that the chancellor has not taken the opportunity to do something that would...
[April 17, 2002, 17:28]
Tech industry cheers government's R&D progress
News In his latest pre-budget report, delivered on Thursday afternoon, the chancellor vowed to re-examine the R&D tax credit for medium-sized science-based firms. The Professional Contractors Group (PCG), which represents freelance workers, welcomed the...
[December 3, 2004, 15:35]
MEP calls for unmetered access in UK
News Unmetered access to the Web should have been the first move the Chancellor made," she said. Wallis called on Chancellor Gordon Brown to introduce unmetered access immediately. The call for unmetered Internet calls gained another ally Tuesday as MEP...
[November 3, 1999, 8:00]
News Burst: BT tells government to back off
News It told the Chancellor that he "should not get involved in telecoms". In his speech, the Chancellor expressed concerns that BT's dominant position was putting British businesses at a disadvantage. British Telecom (quote: BT) issued a warning to the...
[February 17, 2000, 10:40]
Chancellor provides boost for tech R&D
News The IT industry has welcomed tax cuts on research and development expenditure introduced by the chancellor, Gordon Brown, in his budget on Wednesday. The chancellor announced on Wednesday that the tax credit SMEs receive for R&D would be increased...
[March 22, 2007, 13:29]
