In the coming weeks, the first Gazprom's American Depositary Receipts are expected to begin trading in the U.S.--likely on the New York Stock Exchange.

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People are spending less, so sales tax - levied on most goods - is also down and income tax receipts are expected to fall sharply.

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The OBR said that tax receipts had been lower than expected in 2012-13, but that had been offset by reductions in government spending, including pushing some spending into next year.

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But receipts have been lower than expected.

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Figures last week showed the government borrowed more than expected in October with a fall in corporation tax receipts contributing to the rise.

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Tax receipts are gushing in--just as expected--from the 2003 tax cuts.

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American depositary receipts of Allied Irish Banks, which is expected to be effectively nationalized, were up 4.8%, while Bank of Ireland, which is trying to raise private cash to avoid an increase in the government's 36% ownership stake, was up 15.3%.

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Once foreign box office receipts are added to the US tally, the hand-drawn animation is expected to have turned a profit in its first week.

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