BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Exchequer
- in the United Kingdom, the government's account at the Bank of England into which all revenues from taxes and other sources are paid
Wiktionary Definition for: Exchequer
- # British the government department that collects and manages revenue
Additional Resources
- Free at last: the Bank of England.(new Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown allows Bank of England to set interest rates)(Brief Article)
- CAN things only get worse for Gordon Brown? The political brilliance of his first announcement as chancellor of the exchequer set a benchmark that he will struggle to reach again. On May 6th he raised short-term interest rates a fraction-a decision thaCAN things only get worse for...
- Research articles 1997-05-10
- Ken v Eddie, part two. (debate over possible increase in interest rates between Bank of England governor Eddie George and Kenneth Clarke, chancellor of the exchequer)(Brief Article)
- IT IS increasingly likely that before the summer is out, Eddie George, the governor of the Bank of England, will advise Kenneth Clarke, the chancellor of the exchequer, to put up interest rates. Far less certain is whether Mr Clarke will act on that adIT IS increasingly...
- Research articles 1996-05-18
- "Cyber currency" beckons; E-commerce needs e-money but does the Chancellor of the Exchequer?
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 February 2000-ERNST & YOUNG: "Cyber currency" beckons; E-commerce needs e-money but does the Chancellor of the Exchequer? C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22022000 A special report from the Ernst & Young ITEM Club argues that the growth of low-value...
- Research articles 2000-02-23
- 'Securing our Future' speech by the Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), London.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 February 2006-UK Government: 'Securing our Future' speech by the Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, at the Royal United Services Institute RUSI, LondonC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:13022006 On July 7th and after the British people stood...
- Research articles 2006-02-13
- Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 2002 Spending Review - 15 July 2002 -- Part two of four parts.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-15 July 2002-UK Government: Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 2002 Spending Review - 15 July 2002 -- Part two of four parts C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07152002 First, to respond to global insecurities and the...
- Research articles 2002-07-15
- Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, at the Annual Conference of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on 24 April 2001.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-24 April 2001-UK Government: Speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, at the Annual Conference of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on 24 April 2001 C1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24042001 The text of the...
- Research articles 2001-04-24
- Lawson's lazy budget; how Britain's tax system could next month become the envy of the world. (Nigel Lawson) (editorial)
- THE budget on March 15th should be the most momentous in Britain's postwar history. The economy is strong, inflation weak. Mr Nigel Lawson, the chancellor of the exchequer, is blessedly free of pre-election pressure. He therefore has enough cash to m THE budget on March 15th...
- Research articles 1988-02-20
- Don't let the buggers get you down. (Bank of England's relationship with the Treasury) (Editorial)
- The Bank of England needs to modernize and operate as an independent bank. The bank's new management team is correct in opposing inflation. The bank's relationship with new Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke is explored.The Bank of England needs to modernize and operate as an independent bank. The bank's...
- Research articles 1993-07-03
- Lawson's luck lasts. (Nigel Lawson)
- IT WAS meant to be Nigel's last stand. The chancellor of the exchequer, Mr Nigel Lawson, would face the anger of the House of Commons. It turned out to be more agitated than angry, and Mr Lawson escaped with all his blood still in his veins. His...
- Research articles 1988-12-03
- London's quiet revolution: the City. (London Stock Exchange's conversion to electronic trading)(Brief Article)
- NO BELL will be rung, and no ribbon cut. When Gordon Brown, Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, starts up the London Stock Exchange's new trading system on October 20th, he will do so by gently placing his palm over a light-sensitive switch. Hardly NO BELL will be...
- Research articles 1997-10-18
- Exchange of views. (Bank of England rejects charge that it is ignoring pound's rise)(Britain)(Brief Article)
- ONE reason why Labour is not calling for the Bank of England to be given independence in setting interest rates is that the Bank is widely reckoned to have lost its recent battles with Kenneth Clarke, the chancellor of the exchequer. New Labour, with aONE reason why...
- Research articles 1997-03-01
- Praise from Paris. (The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development gives favorable report on British economy )
- What better holiday reading for a chancellor of the exchequer than the latest report on the British economy from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development? The OECD's praise is lavish, compared with its recent lukewarm assessments of What better holiday reading for a chancellor of...
- Research articles 1988-08-20
- Remix.(Bank of England given control of interest rates)(Brief Article)
- THE Gordon and Eddie show closed after one performance, but it rightly won rave reviews. The decision on May 6th by Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, to accept the advice of Eddie George, the governor of the Bank of England, that short-terTHE Gordon and Eddie...
- Research articles 1997-05-10
- Working poor: tax and benefits.(United Kingdom)
- New UK exchequer Sec. Gordon Brown's plan to lower the starting rate of income taxation to 10% is hasty and ill-considered. A better idea is to wait for the report of a recently appointed commission, who should sort out the complex issue of how taxing theNew UK exchequer Sec. Gordon...
- Research articles 1997-05-24
- Global Briefs.(several topics included)(Brief Article)
- The minimum funding requirement for U.K. occupational pension plans will be scrapped in the coming months, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown announced in his budget last week. The regulations impose various restrictions on fund management The minimum funding requirement for U.K. occupational pension plans...
- Research articles 2001-03-12
- In for a pound: the economy. (Bank of England Governor Eddie George wants to raise interest rates; Kenneth Clarke opposes the move; Gordon Brown has not stated a position yet)(Brief Article)
- WILL Gordon Brown call for interest rates to be put up? The shadow chancellor of the exchequer's recent pledges on income-tax rates and public spending sent a strong signal to voters that he means to be fiscally prudent. Calling for higher interest ratWILL Gordon Brown call for...
- Research articles 1997-02-01
- U.K. vote endorsed by market
- Joel Chernoff LONDON - So far, so good. U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown's stunning move to give the Bank of England freedom to set interest rates boosted U.K. financial markets' already solid support of Prime Minister Tony Blair's infanJoel Chernoff LONDON -...
- Research articles 1997-05-12
- Brown-nosing; Bursaries at Oxford; Oxford University is offering bursaries.(Britain)(Brief Article)
- THIS time last year the battle of Laura Spence was in full swing. On one side was Oxford University, on the other Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer. Mr Brown accused the university of bias against applicants from state schools, such as Ms THIS time...
- Research articles 2001-06-30
- The pound is not for turning. (pound rising)
- IN THE wake of last October's stockmarket crashes the chancellor of the exchequer, Mr Nigel Lawson, criticised America's treasury secretary for upsetting financial markets with his indiscreet remarks about international economic policy. This week, as IN THE wake of last October's stockmarket crashes the chancellor...
- Research articles 1988-05-14
- Lawson musn't go; the unfinished business at Britain's Treasury. (Nigel Lawson) (editorial)
- BEING Britain's chancellor of the exchequer is always hard work. At this time of year, just before the annual budget, it is nonstop grind. Nigel Lawson, who is now preparing his fifth budget, may be forgiven for thinking he deserves a move. Margaret BEING Britain's...
- Research articles 1988-03-12
