Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling holds a copy of his pre-budget report as he leaves the Treasury to go to Parliament, London December 9, 2009. Darling will on Wednesday set the stage for the coming election and gamble his government's future on a one-off tax on bank bonuses and promises to protect schools, hospitals and policing.
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