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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 2 May 2013

    UK bank RBS hints at return to private sector from next year, after posting pre-tax quarterly profits of £826m

    11:07 PM - 2 May 2013
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    31 replies 105 retweets 19 likes
      1. Ffion Jacobsen‏ @FfiFfiMai 2 May 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        “@BBCBreaking:RBS hints at return to private sector from next year, after posting pre-tax quarterly profits of £826m” cos of u @Pittendreezy

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      1. FillesdeGilmore  🌹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿‏ @FillesdeGilmore 2 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I look forward to receiving my share of profit. As its state-owned, us tax payers will be getting our share bonuses, won't we?

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      1. Chris‏ @ChrisWilson1888 2 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Does the taxpayer get a share of those profits?

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      1. Joey Tranchina‏ @JoeyFotoFr 2 May 2013
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        Why austerity? @BBCBreaking I call it "Spoiled-Brat Economics" or as they used to say on scab jobs: "Ye can't see it from my house."

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      1. Julian Atkinson‏ @julianatkinson 4 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking yes but does this include revenue from the miss selling of products they have not un round yet? Ie Base Rate Swops!

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      1. Dick Purdy‏ @richardpurdy 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking so the public are expected to carry losses but on return to profitability the bank is returned to private ownership?

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      1. Richardson & Squibb‏ @RandSFashionist 3 May 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: UK bank RBS hints at return to private sector from next year, after posting pre-tax quarterly profits of £826m”

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      1. Майкл Макдональд‏ @McDonaldMick 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking that's good, they can give that money straight to the NHS

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      1. Ian Frizzell‏ @rava_ian 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Will they pay the Tax Payer back the bailouts though?

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      1. Brian Elliott‏ @Elliott1950 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I presume they will be paying back the bail out money to the UK tax payers

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      1. Mike George‏ @MGeorge44 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking And it has a long way to go!

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      1. Pam Shurmer‏ @mazabuka1 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking if #RBS is making a profit, why don't we just keep it?

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      1. Nick Broere‏ @NDBroere 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking that's because they stole it from me. #bankwankers

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      1. Daniele Bottos‏ @danielebottos 3 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I'm just wondering whether we are gonna get any of the shares!

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      1. SELKIRK‏ @UnityCentral 2 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking They are going to pay back the bailout money to the hard working tax payer, right? Ah, I thought so.....

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      1. Stuart‏ @staurt1 2 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking as long as we get our investment back...gov will less at a loss I bet

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      1. Ivor Frater‏ @coachpolarbear 2 May 2013
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        @BBCBreaking they must be doing fine if you have started calling them British instead of Scottish again

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