Surrey County Council - one of the highest performing authorities in England - has a floor target for 2009 of at least 65%.

BBC: Primary schools face Sats threat

Fewer than one in 10 schools, or 1, 310, are below the government's floor target of achievement - 60% of pupils getting Level 4 in English and maths and scoring above the England median for progress in maths and English.

BBC: Slow starting pupils don't catch up, league tables show

The Fed cut its target on federal funds, the overnight interbank loans that form the floor rate for U.S. lending, to just 0.25%, down 75 basis points from the previous 1.0% level.

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