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Sarah Brown will give up job to raise her baby
19 October 2001 Sarah Brown, wife of chancellor Gordon Brown, has decided to give up working full time after the birth of her first baby, due in mid February. Sarah Brown, 37, has decided to resign from the PR firm she founded eight years ago – but she does plan to return to work part-time…
Saving For Children – new savings scheme for babies
23 November 2003 The Child Trust Fund – what do I need to know? The long-awaited Child Trust Fund, first mooted in 2001, has reappeared on the government’s radar. Chancellor Gordon Brown, perhaps in anticipation of his own nappy event, moved things on in his 2003 Spring Budget and further details have been announced this…
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Tagged Child Trust Fund, Gordon Brown, Investment, School voucher
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Pre-Budget report offers help for parents
3rd December Gordon Brown has told MPs that the Government would put in place an ambitious 10-year childcare strategy if Labour was re-elected at the forthcoming general election, expected next May.. The Chancellor says he wants to ensure that every child has the “best start in life” and he has unveiled a range of measures…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child Trust Fund, Childcare, Day care, Daycare Trust, Family, general election, Gordon Brown, Parental leave, Sure Start, Working for Families
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Savings and investments for your child’s future
Child Benefit Child Trust Funds Child Tax Credit Working Tax Credit Childcare Vouchers One thing most parents want to do is save and invest for their child’s future and as parents of new babies have discovered in recent months, the advent of the government’s Child Trust Fund has encouraged them to think about it in…
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Tagged Child benefit, Child tax credit, Child Trust Fund, Gordon Brown, Government, Tax credits, Taxation, Welfare, Working tax credit
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PM wants views on children’s lives
7th September 2007 People in England are being asked for their views on what should be done to make children’s lives better. The consultation is being launched by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the first Children’s Secretary, Ed Balls.. The government says it will use the answers to help draw up a 10-year plan for children’s…
Budget 2006
23rd March 2006 Budget 2006 Gordon Brown began the Budget this year by announcing that the last chancellor to deliver ten budgets in a row delivered his last speech in 1822. But has Mr Brown got it right and what does it mean for you and your family? Education Family Housing Taxes Sin taxes Travel…
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Tagged Gordon Brown, Income tax, low carbon car market, Money matters, Political economy, Tax, Taxation, the World Cup, Trust Fund
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Budget 2005 – what does it mean for you?
Gordon Brown put the election campaign into top gear with a “families first” Budget. He delivered his 2005 Budget calling it the Budget for ’schools and families’. But what does it all mean for you? Taxes Main points: Income tax and NI remain unchanged Stamp duty thresholds doubled to £120,000 Petrol duty postponed until September 2005 due…
Babies have ear for music
20 February, 2001 A CHILD psychologist reckons babies are born with perfect pitch. The skill allows someone to identify a note on the musical scale without hearing any others and is so rare even most musicians don’t have it. Newborn children beat adults in all the tests, which suggests perfect pitch is lost as we grow…
Paid paternity leave could be the future
27 March 2000 NEW fathers may, in the future, be given paid paternity leave it was revealed last night. Social Security Secretary Alistair Darling said that his colleague Stephen Byers was examining the case for paid paternity leave. It is speculated that Chancellor Gordon Brown would favour paying a paternity leave tax credit into the wage…
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Tagged Blair, Divorce, Family, Family law, Father, Gordon Brown, Marriage, Parent, Parental leave, Paternity, Social Security Secretary, Stephen Byers
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