George Osborne

Osborne's budget has catapulted the Tories into a two-point lead over Labour.

EXCLUSIVE: Altmann tells IBTimes UK the move would 'send the wrong message' to savers.

The deputy prime minister made the remark ahead of his party's alternative budget.

Price of bitcoin drops following news of dark web marketplace closure.

Osborne delivered a confident budget but his bank levy raise will be keenly felt.

Economist William Keegan gives his views on the chancellor's pre-election budget.

Chancellor unveils higher bank levy in 2015 budget which claims will raise £4.4bn.

OBR complains that it was pushed to properly scrutinise George Osborne's pre-election budget.

The Labour leader made the allegations after Osborne gave his budget speech in the Commons.

Osborne described it as a 'radically more flexible ISA'.

The chancellor said the reduction would pay for a cut in tuition fees to £6,000 a year.

Osborne says surplus will run at 0.3% of GDP by the end of the decade

UK Chancellor Osborne plans to sell £13bn of UKAR mortgage assets after financial crisis bailouts.

EXCLUSIVE: Bank of England could issue its own digital currency based on bitcoin technology.

The Office for National Statistics says the job rate hit 73.3% in the three months to January.

George Osborne has unveiled a £1 coin ahead of the budget speech

The Treasury says the new system can be accessed through PCs, smartphones and iPads.

George Osborne's big announcement is expected at 12.30pm after Prime Minister's Questions.

Chancellor will unveil plans for world's first tidal lagoon to generate green energy.

Osborne is sure to mimic Mr Robertson in giving us all some jam today in the budget.

David Cameron said that the minimum wage will rise by 20p to £6.70 an hour in October.

Chancellor and Shadow Chancellor tell Andrew Marr their respective parties are fighting for a majority

George Osborne is due to give 2015 budget - the last before the general election - on 18 March.

We asked several economic commentators to appraise George Osborne's five years as chancellor.

Laws, the Lib Dem schools minister, attacks Conservative chancellor over teacher pay.

There's no point in a 'conservative' strategy that doesn't deliver a Parliamentary majority.

It took several years for an expansionary monetary policy to offset the pernicious impact of ill-timed and inappropriate fiscal contraction.

The UK government has raised another £500m, bringing its Lloyds stake down to 22.98%.

Taylor also said the state should reform the benefits system to help more of those who are in need.

Chancellor admits he made a mistake by not restructuring RBS in 2010, and says he wants to return bank to the private sector.