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General Category => Politics => Topic started by: Pete on December 19, 2014, 12:00:33 PM
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"Forex fines linked to the foreign exchange trading scandal helped public borrowing to fall in November as tax receipts strengthen.
The ONS said the figures were also flattered by a £1.1bn payment by banks who settled an investigation into a foreign exchange rate fixing scandal.
Bank fines linked to the foreign exchange trading scandal boosted the public finances in November, though the deficit remains on course to exceed £90bn this year."
So, this time the bankers greed didn’t pay off…
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