George Osborne today criticised the regulation of banks under Labour and outlined plans to introduce a permanent annual levy.
Chancellor George Osborne is set to give the Bank of England the green light for more monetary stimulus to prevent the economy slipping back into recession.
Following the Conservative Party conference, Glendevon King's Peter Baum analyses how the Chancellor's strategy for reducing the budget deficit will work
Chancellor George Osborne will scrap the Pre-Budget Report this year and replace it with a slimmed-down autumn statement.
Barclays has posted profits of £3.95bn for the first half of 2010, up 44% on the same period last year.
George Osborne and Vince Cable fear the rationing of lending to small firms could reverse the UK's economic recovery.
The UK's overall GDP growth forecast is at "significant risk" if business investment is not as robust as the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) predicts, ministers warn.
The UK is still in danger of losing its prized AAA rating despite the fiscal tightening measures unveiled by the new coalition Government last month, Standard & Poor's says.