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Ros Altmann is to be nominated as a Conservative peer and will be made a minister with responsibility for consumer protection if the party wins next month's general election.
The growing chance of a party outside the established top three getting a key role in a coalition government is starting to spook managers, as UKIP in particular gains ground ahead of the general election.
The Conservatives are said to be planning to merge national insurance into income tax in a major shake-up of the current tax system.
George Osborne should use next week's Budget to reduce the number of middle-income earners paying the 40p tax rate, according to two former Tory Chancellors.
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed former banker Sajid Javid as financial secretary to the Treasury following the latest reshuffle of the Cabinet.
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to continue cutting taxes for what he calls the "hardworking people in our country".
Chancellor George Osborne has said he will cap the country's welfare budget each year for the next four years from April 2015 - but the state pension will not be included.