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PM and Irish Taioseach to discuss NI elections
PM and Irish Taioseach to discuss NI elections

Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern today will discuss the possibility of elections at the Northern Ireland Assembly. Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams and the Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble are expected to join the PM and Irish Taioseach at Downing Street. Secretary of State Paul Murphy, Justice Minister Michael McDowell and… Read more »

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Business taxes up £7.6 billion
Business taxes up £7.6 billion

Business leaders are warning that the Government’s tax increases has meant that businesses are paying £7.6 billion more into the Treasury since 1997. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) announced the publication of a report which aims to challenge ‘the popular notion that the UK burden is lower than international competitors’. The CBI’s report claims… Read more »