Bank bail-outs to be kept secret
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The Bank of England has imposed a permanent news blackout on its £50bn-plus plan to ease the credit crunch.
Ferocious and unprecedented secrecy means taxpayers will never know the names of the banks that have been supported through the special liquidity scheme, which was unveiled by Bank Governor Mervyn King last week.
Requests under the Freedom of Information Act are to be denied. Details will be kept secret even after 30 years - the period after which all but the most sensitive state documents are released.
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It would not normally be considered acceptable for big companies to arrange billions of pounds of financial support without telling their shareholders.
Your tax pounds at work…
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