Federal Tax & Bailout 2008

Ministers have denied caving in to the energy companies after (James) Gordon Brown ruled out one-off payments to help families struggling to pay soaring energy bills. The Prime Minister faced an angry backlash after he used a keynote speech on Thursday night to make clear that there would be no “short-term gimmicks or giveaways” when the Government unveils its much-vaunted energy plan next week. Trade unions and Labour MPs responded by launching fresh demands for a windfall tax on the profits of