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unusual facts about George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds



Autumn Statement

Conservative Chancellor George Osborne replaced the PBR and its policy announcements in 2010 with a new Autumn Statement focusing on economic growth and government finances as projected by the Office of Budget Responsibility.

Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience

The programme featured British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Deputy Nick Clegg facing questions from a specially selected audience following the previous day's emergency budget statement in which Chancellor George Osborne had announced £6 billion worth of cuts in Government spending.

Chris Gent

From October 2005 to October 2006 he served on the Tax Reform Commission, established by the then Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP.

Civil list

The abolition of the Civil List was announced in the spending review statement to the House of Commons on 20 October 2010 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne.

Conservative Research Department

Former CRD advisers in the Cabinet include Prime Minister, David Cameron, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Oliver Letwin and Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.

Dorneywood

In 2010, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, took occupancy of the house.

Francis Crick Institute

On 20 October 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, confirmed that the British Government would be contributing £200 million towards the capital cost of the Centre.

Greggs

When George Osborne announced in the 2012 Budget that he was going to ensure VAT was charged on pasties and other baked foods (as it is on other hot take-away food), Greggs participated in a campaign to reverse this decision.

Justine Thornton

Thornton is a close friend of Frances Osborne, the wife of current Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, whom she met at university and travelled across America with.

M4 relief road

In December 2011, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced that he would discuss options for improvements to the M4 with the Welsh Government, including the provision of additional finance which, it has been reported, could lead to the re-emergence of plans for a new M4 relief road.

On 2 April 2013 it was reported that the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne was likely to give support to the scheme in the Autumn Statement and various newspapers reporting that it would be tolled.

Pasty tax

Pasty tax was a popular phrase used by the British press to describe a proposal made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Conservative MP George Osborne, in the 2012 United Kingdom budget to simplify the tax treatment of “hot takeaway food” so that Value Added Tax (VAT) would be charged at 20% in all cases.

Patrick Bowes-Lyon, 15th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

The Earl married Lady Dorothy Beatrix Godolphin-Osborne (3 December 1888 – 18 June 1946), daughter of George Osborne, 10th Duke of Leeds, on 21 November 1908 in London.

S4C Authority

In the spending review which he presented to the House of Commons on 20 October 2010, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, announced that part of the responsibility for funding S4C was to be transferred to the BBC.

UK Film Council

-- The British term uses "the" in the official title -->the British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne in August 2010 to protest the decision to close the Council.

Varsity Line

In his autumn 2011 budget statement of November 2011, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced that the government would fund the re-opening of the rail link from Oxford via Milton Keynes as far as Bedford.

Worcester Council election, 2008

Three members of the Shadow Cabinet including the Shadow Chancellor George Osborne visited Worcester to campaign for the Conservatives.


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