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| January 01, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Twenty years after launching this magazine, we are delighted to say that the message has finally got through to Whitehall. In early December came the news that government departments are going to appoint finance directors rather than the more traditional civil service position of 'principal finance officers' - a role originally created by the Exchequer ...

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