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“The cost of merging the councils is believed to be around £118m”
“with another £20m for the expense of convergencing rates bills.”
“There would appear to be an offer of 50-50 - the cost being borne by central government and local government.”
“Since November, the euro has lost a fifth of its value against the dollar”
“Prudential announced its plans to take over AIA for £24.6bn ($35.5bn) earlier this year”
“It is now believed to be seeking a lower price for the deal, in order to appease investors who think it is paying too much.”
“There is speculation that Prudential is looking to cut the price of the deal by about £3.5bn.”
“In this case, there's one desperate buyer paying an extraordinarily high price for AIA”
“Those who have some sympathy [for the deal] say it's a one-off opportunity for Asian growth - that is completely wrong.”
“The management team still have a lot to do before the shareholders vote on the deal on 7 June”
“[Cutting the price] will go a long way towards [winning it]. This is an attractive deal - it could be made even more so.”
“Strichen Community Park Company has been awarded a grant of £135,000 to save the lodge where Moon and her family had lived.”
“a £6.9m-package put together by Big Lottery Fund Scotland.”
“has been awarded £54,657.”
“has a grant for £742,462.”
“has secured £1m”
“£835,000.”
“has a grant for £420,000.”
“has been awarded £419,398.”
“Russia's economy shrank by almost 8% in 2009”
“and while it is forecast to grow by 4% this year”
“sugar futures peaked at 30.4 cents a pound”
“After that, prices kept on climbing until 1 February, when sugar futures peaked at 30.4 cents a pound, the dearest they had been since January 1981.”
“Last month, state-owned Petrobras spent $920m on a 46% share of the country's fourth-largest ethanol group, Acucar Guarani.”
“Earlier this year, Royal Dutch Shell announced a $12bn tie-up with Brazilian firm Cosan, the world's biggest ethanol and sugar processor, that will see them merge their ethanol and fuel distribution units.”
“Almost £30m has been left unused on Oyster pay-as-you-go (PAYG) for at least a year”
“A total of 16.5m PAYG cards sat idle during the year from April 2009 to April 2010”
“The average amount on each card was £1.80”
“Last year alone, 31,000 PAYG cards were issued and topped up but never subsequently used, even though they held £246,000 worth of travel on them”
“TfL added that the £29.85m balance on cards that have not been used for a year equates to just over a week revenue from PAYG top-ups”
“The firm, which is a not-for-profit organisation, brings in a total of £3bn in revenues annually”
“Mr Everett added that the amount left unclaimed on pre-payment cards usually amounts to 2-10% of the value issued and this amount can be built into a company's business model”
“Mr Everett added that the amount left unclaimed on pre-payment cards usually amounts to 2-10% of the value issued and this amount can be built into a company's business model.”
“Devon and Cornwall Police have been told to cut £2.8m in this financial year's budget by the government.”
“Forces across England and Wales are being asked by the Home Office to cut a total of £125m as part of government plans to cut the budget deficit.”
“Policing Minister Nick Herbert said that police were being required "to make a fair share of the savings needed" as part of planned Home Office cuts totalling £367m.”
“policing Minister Nick Herbert said that police were being required "to make a fair share of the savings needed" as part of planned Home Office cuts totalling £367m.”
“Scottish Development International (SDI) is estimated to generate £11 in boosting inward investment for every £1 spent on it by the taxpayer.”
“It also produces £7 of extra value for every £1 of spending, by helping private firms with export activities.”
“The report found that, in the four years from 2005, the agency helped create about 19,000 jobs.”
“It also assists in adding £58m to exports each year and £72m in helping exporters become more productive.”
“In fact, a significantly larger proportion of our budget over the next three years will be used to support globally competitive companies in pursuing new opportunities overseas.”
“London's main FTSE index was up 3.1%”
“France's Cac was 3.4% higher”
“the German Dax was up 3.1%”
“The euro also rose, to trade at $1.236, a rise of almost two cents on the day.”
“At the close in New York, the Dow Jones was 2.85% higher.”
“Earlier on Thursday, Japan's main market also closed with a gain - of 1.2%.”
“Reports that China was reviewing its investments in the light of the weakness in the eurozone gave markets a fright late on Wednesday. The make-up of China's estimated overseas assets of $2.5 trillion are a state secret.”
“Although most of them are in US dollars, a significant proportion - estimated at $630bn (£438bn) - are thought to be held in euros.”
“the Harbour Authority published its 2009 Annual Report which reflected an increase in turnover of £400,000 to £33.1m”
“a £300,000 rise in operating profits to £15.1m”
“Profits before taxation and exceptional item stood at £19m”
“The exceptional item relates to a £13.9m contribution towards the new Titanic Signature Building in Titanic Quarter.”
“There were a number of other capital investment projects with a total value of £24m”
“a new £6m storage facility for the agri-food sector”
“Profits before taxation and exceptional item stood at £19m.”
“exceptional item relates to a £13.9m contribution towards the new Titanic Signature Building in Titanic Quarter.”
“It is expected to cost £22m”
“Figures reveal that expected final costs have gone up by £5m, a report by the Olympic Delivery Authority said.”
“ODA chief executive David Higgins said the organisation could make the £27m of savings called for by the Government as part of the £88m of cuts announced this week to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.”
“"The ODA has worked hard to make considerable savings since the start of the project with £600 million saved to date to keep us on track."”
“ODA chief executive David Higgins said the organisation could make the £27m of savings called for by the Government as part of the £88m of cuts announced this week to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.”
“The ODA has worked hard to make considerable savings since the start of the project with £600 million saved to date to keep us on track.”
“expected final costs have gone up by £5m”
“Currently, there is £1.2bn of the contingency left with 65% of the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 Games already completed.”
“the organisation could make the £27m of savings called for by the Government as part of the £88m of cuts announced this week to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.”
“£600 million saved to date”
“Developers have pledged about £18m to fund schools and local projects in west Northamptonshire over the past year, a council has revealed.”
“So far £700,000 has been transferred to local councils by the developers.”
“Using this approach, we have secured in excess of £30m to date, to be invested in vital infrastructure across the area.”
“Stanley Kingaipe and Charles Chookole were each awarded 10m kwacha ($2,000, £1,400) for mental and emotional anguish by a court in Livingstone.”
“£9.7m payout”
“Teletext has fined Teletext Limited £225,000 after its public teletext service licence was revoked.”
“Despite emergency measures worth 750bn euros ($975bn; £650bn) to prevent the Greek debt crisis from affecting other eurozone countries, the euro has been under intense pressure.”
“In Spain, there is 20% unemployment and they have an archaic system of a two-tier labour market.”
“We have had 10 good years for the euro - with increased investment and reduced interest rates. It has also provide a protective shield for its members during the recent crisis," he said.”
“On Monday it was announced that £200 million was being cut from university funding in England, on top of a reduction of £449m already set for next year.”
“Norway's main broadcaster NRK has spent 200 million Kroner (£21m) on the show, at the expense of the rest of its output.”
“Even so, NRK is spending £7m less than Russia did last year.”
“The organisers behind the project, which received a £11.5m lottery grant”
“The organisers behind the project, which received a £11.5m lottery grant...”
“Qinetiq announced a pre-tax profit of £85.7m for the year to March. The previous year it made a £130.2m profit. Sales were flat at £1.6bn.”
“The group also declared that it would be suspending payment of its dividend for 12 months.”
“pre‑tax profit of £85.7m for the year to March”
“previous year it made a £130.2m profit”
“Sales were flat at £1.6bn”
“suspending payment of its dividend for 12 months”
“shares in Qinetiq were up 12% at 131p in Thursday lunchtime trading”
“Qinetiq announced a pre-tax profit of £85.7m for the year to March.”
“The previous year it made a £130.2m profit.”
“Sales were flat at £1.6bn.”
“Despite this, shares in Qinetiq were up 12% at 131p in Thursday lunchtime trading.”
“The cargo-handling company, which also operates out of Hull, received a £2.5m backdated bill from the government's Valuation Office Agency (VOA) in 2008.”
“Tony Woolrich, managing director of NW Trading, which has an annual turnover of £2.5m, said that firms had no way of passing on the unforeseen cost to customers.”
“The number of loans issued to homebuyers in Scotland fell by a third in the first three months of this year.”
“The Council of Mortgage Lenders said 9,700 mortgages were issued between January and March.”
“That was a drop on the previous quarter but a 28% increase on the same period in 2009.”
“More than £1bn was lent to homebuyers in Scotland in the first three months of 2010”
“More than £1bn was lent to homebuyers in Scotland in the first three months of 2010, down from £1.6bn on the previous quarter.”
