The British finance minister, Alistair Darling It's the time of year when the British taxpayer finds out how much the cost of beer, cigarettes and petrol - amongst other things - will go up in the coming twelve months. The Budget is the annual finan

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The growing income gap has been acknowledged of having the tendency to trigger social unrest and hamper economic restructuring at the current meeting of China's top legislature. Chi Fulin, president of China Institute of Development and Reform, says

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BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- China will increase its control over high earnings in monopolized sectors next year amid efforts to address income disparities, Minister of Finance Xie Xuren said Thursday. The government will improve its control policies

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BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday unveiled reform guidelines on income distribution amid growing public concerns over a widening wealth gap. The guidelines encourage further work to improve the initial distribution system and stepped-up ef

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Britain The public finances 英国 公共财政 Off target 偏离目标 Despite a good month, George Osborne is far from balancing the budget 纵然一月好光景,平衡收支路漫漫 January is always a bumper month for the public purse. Governm

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (Xinhua)-- U.S. middle-income families with a child born in 2012 can expect to spend about 241,080 U.S. dollars on average over the next 17 years, increasing 2.6 percent from a year ago, according to an annual report released on W

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