George Osborne

The government is to move a step closer to selling its stake in RBS, with Chancellor George Osborne set to lay out plans for its privatisation in a speech next week.

The first criminal trial over LIBOR rigging begins in London today as Tom Hayes, former trader at UBS and Citigroup, appears in court charged with eight counts of conspiring to manipulate the lending rate.

Chancellor George Osborne is set to take the unusual step of delivering two Budgets in the same year, after announcing plans to keep the promises the Conservatives made ahead of the general election.

Impact of 'local'UK

Commentators have warned Chancellor George Osborne's new rules for VCT,EIS and SEIS investments, announced in today's Budget, could create confusion and crowding in certain parts of the market.

Six things advisers need to know

'Gorgeous George' morphs into 'Steady George'

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed retirees will be allowed to sell their annuity contracts for cash from April 2016 without facing "punitive tax charges".

The government will scrutinise the use of legal loopholes that help people avoid inheritance tax (IHT), Chancellor George Osborne has said.

Lifetime allowance cut is tax grab with both hands