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Chancellor George Osborne has announced in the Budget that the government will give capital gains tax (CGT) relief on sales of businesses to their employees.

The threshold at which people begin to pay income tax will rise to £10,000 in 2014, a year earlier than planned, the Chancellor announced today.

The Government will consult on options for transferring savings held in child trust funds (CTFs) into Junior ISAs.

Chancellor George Osborne has moved to increase the competitiveness of the UK asset management industry by abolishing a stamp duty reserve tax for UK-domiciled funds.

The coalition government is to make ex-gratia payments of £5,000 to Equitable Life customers who brought with-profits annuities prior to 1992.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced in today's Budget that the government is embarking on a programme to crack down on "aggressive" tax avoidance measures.

The Chancellor has revealed plans to remove stamp duty on AIM shares, as part of the 2013 Budget.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced an updated remit for the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee that may see the Bank issue "explicit forward guidance" on interest rates.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced that corporation tax will be cut to 20% in April 2015.

The Evening Standard has apologised to the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne after an image of its front page - meant to be released later today - revealed details of the Budget ahead of Osborne's speech.