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03 May 2012
George Osborne has accused the European Commission of offering concessions to French and German banks as he refused to sign revised clauses of the Basel III agreement.
26 April 2012
Chancellor George Osborne has ruled out easing his debt reduction plan despite yesterday’s news the UK has plunged back into recession.
20 April 2012
Troy Asset Management managers Sebastian Lyon and Francis Brooke have backed bakery chain Greggs to overcome the impact of a change in VAT rules that sparked a political storm last month.
23 March 2012
In the Budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced plans to consult on issuing perpetual gilts or bonds with a life longer than 50 years.
23 March 2012
The Budget cut a little from public spending to allow some overall cuts in income tax.
23 March 2012
British banks do not have enough capital to ensure they surivive if there is another crisis, the Bank of England has said.
22 March 2012
The government has come under fire for plans announced in the Budget to change tax allowances for pensioners, as stakeholders begin digesting the Chancellor's measures.
21 March 2012
Hundreds of thousands of basic rate taxpayers will fall into the 40% income tax bracket when the government lowers the threshold next year.
21 March 2012
George Osborne today delivered what he called "a Budget for working people". Here we pick the best quotations.....from the horse's mouth.
21 March 2012
In what was possibly the most-leaked Budget in history, Osborne today confirmed a number of expected measures, including a cut in the top rate of income tax and moves to avoid the child benefit "cliff edge".
21 March 2012
As George Osborne unveiled the latest budget, millions were busy tweeting their own views. Here Investment Week lists the top tweets during an action-packed 58 minute speech from the Chancellor.
21 March 2012
The Chancellor has highlighted five key industries set to benefit from today's Budget, as he tries to move the UK away from a reliance on companies in the finance sector.
21 March 2012
The Chancellor’s full Budget statement said the UK recovery will be “particularly uneven” this year as the economy still faces three major threats.
21 March 2012
It took Chancellor George Osborne just under an hour to deliver his third Budget speech. Here it is in full...
21 March 2012
The 50p top rate of income tax will be reduced to 45p from April next year, Chancellor George Osborne announced this afternoon.
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