Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Philip Hammond said: "Falling prices are good news for struggling families in the short term.

英国财务部大臣飞利浦.哈蒙德表示：从短期来讲低廉的物价对于穷困的家庭还说是好事。

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The UK's new Chief Secretary to the Treasury David Laws has revealed his predecessor left him a note reading: "I'm afraid there is no money," BBC reported.

据英国广播公司报道，英国新任财政部首席秘书大卫·劳斯日前曝出一张前任留下的便条，上面居然写着：“我们已经没钱了。”

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Last year David Laws quit as chief secretary to the Treasury just 17 days into the job, over claims that he had fiddled his taxpayer-funded parliamentary expenses.

去年，大卫∙劳斯作为首席财政部秘书，在上任17天后辞职了，声称他虚报纳税人资助的国会的开支。

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U.S.Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been in talks with AIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy to limit the millions of dollars worth of bonuses promised to employees, including some who worked in the financial product unit responsible for bringing the company to the brink of collapse.

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"We need to see the detail, " said the shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, Rachel Reeves.

BBC: Autumn Statement: Benefit squeeze as economy slows

The review, called by Alastair Darling, the chief secretary to the Treasury, had been widely trailed.

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Chief Secretary to the Treasury Yvette Cooper told the Andrew Marr Show she "completely disagreed" with Sir John's analysis.

BBC: Ministers 'over-cooking' downturn