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    class="type-14"> 1838: A scoop from our business editor Robert Peston - he's got his hands on proposals from the International Monetary Fund to create two new taxes on banks, including one on the sum of their profits and the remuneration they pay. He says the taxes will "horrify" the banks and prove "politically explosive" - no doubt prompting Labour, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems to all try to align themselves with the IMF's crackdown. HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/robertpeston/" ID="9999" STYLE="LINK_Inline">Read Robert Peston's blog
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  1. class="type-9999"> 1849: "Far from being tough or new", former work and pensions secretary James Purnell says Tory plans for welfare reform are actually "diluting the sanctions" that already exist. For example, by only removing support from proven benefit cheats after their third offence. He says these "old-fashioned" proposals are evidence of "a bit of flailing around in the Tory camp" following last week's debate.
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