Chancellor, Alistair Darling has announced today that the Pre-Budget Report will take place on Wednesday 9th December, 2009.
Mr. Darling will be expected to chart out the road to economic recovery and give more details of how he plans to halve the public debt over four years. All parties have admitted that spending cuts will be needed to achieve this but the Conservatives want them to begin now.
The pre-Budget report will be the last before a general election, which must take place by June 2010.
Earlier this week, the PCG, a voice for all contractors and freelancers, announced that they had issued a three-part wish-list to Alistair Darling, the chancellor, ahead of his Pre-Budget Report..
BBC News reported that Mr. Darling will be under pressure to update his economic forecasts after figures published last month showed the UK was still in recession – contrary to the predictions of many economists.
Bytestart, the small business portal and the PCG will update their website with all the latest developments and predictions that may affect contractors and freelancers in the lead up to the Pre-Budget Report on 9th December.
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