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George Osborne: I Made Biggest Tax Reforms in a Generation
UK Chancellor Osborne blows own tax trumpet in post-2014 budget speech at Port of Tilbury
Scottish Independence: Alistair Darling Slams SNP's Nicola Sturgeon Over Currency Union
Darling made the comments after suggestions that the UK would agree to a sterling union.
George Osborne Unveils 'Full Employment Economy' Plan
The Chancellor claims the Coalition 'inherited a welfare system that did not work'.
Scottish Independence: Victory for Yes Could Happen, says Scottish Secretary Alistair Carmichael
Carmichael says pro-unionists must wake up and take action before it's too late.
What do Lamborghinis, Lumps of Cash and Pensions have in Common?
IBTimes UK studies pensions industry reaction to government's radical retirement reforms.
UK Consumer Confidence Continues to Accelerate as Economy Recovers
The optimism index has increased over the last year by a staggering 22 points.
Steve Webb Tightens 'Iron Grip' With 0.75% Workplace Pension Charge Cap
The Pensions Minister says the government is going to put charges in a vice.
Scottish Independence: George Osborne's Currency Union Threat is a 'Bluff'
Scots say Osborne is not being sincere about ruling out a currency union between an independent Scotland and the UK.
L&G Warns Annuity Market Faces 75% Downgrade Under George Osborne's 'Pensions Revolution'
Nigel Wilson, chief executive of L&G, expects to see more cash being taken out of pension pots after the reforms.
George Osborne Under Fire From ABI After 'Pensions Revolution' Budget
The ABI says pension and annuity providers were given no advanced warning of the government's radical reforms.
Lloyds Shares Tank After Government Sells £4.2bn Stake
UK government sells 7.8% stake in Lloyds Banking Group at 75.5p per share
Teachers at George Osborne's Public School, St Paul's, 'Abused Boys'
St Paul's and Colet Court schools in London at centre of Times sex abuse allegations investigation
UK House Prices Continue to Accelerate as London Drives Growth
The ONS says house prices increased by 6.8% in January compared with a year earlier.
UK Cost of Living Eases as Wage and Inflation Gap Narrows
The ONS says that CPI inflation dropped to 1.7% in February, down from 1.9% in January.
Budget 2014: Voters Back George Osborne's 'Pensions Revolution'
The results come after the UK government unveiled radical retirement reforms.
The UK Government's Big Fat Pensions Paternalism Conundrum
George Osborne's savings "revolution" contradicts the government's other massive pensions reform.
Budget 2014: Tweeters Mock Grant Shapps' Beer and Bingo Tax Advert
Tory chairman's patronising Budget tweet gets social media mauling
Budget 2014: Alcohol Industry Raises Glass to Osborne's Tax Reforms
British Beer and Pub Association and the Wine and Spirit Trade Association cheered by duty freeze and cut
Budget 2014: Osborne Drives a 'Bayonet Into the Dying Corpse of Tax Avoidance Schemes'
UK Chancellor George Osborne unveiled a 'mixed bag' of taxation changes
Budget 2014: Government Halves Bingo Duty to 10% as Rank Group Eyes Expansion
The Chancellor George Osborne announced the news to MPs in the House of Commons during his budget statement.
Budget 2014: William Hill and Ladbrokes' Shares Tank as Government Unveils New Gambling Machine Duty
Osborne announced a new duty on fixed odds betting terminals at a rate of 25%
Budget 2014: Legal and General Shares Plunge 14% on George Osborne's Pension Reforms
The FTSE 100 constituent plunged to 214.9p after Osborne's statement in the House of Commons.
Budget 2014: George Osborne Hikes Annual ISA Tax Limit to £15,000
The Chancellor George Osborne unveiled his budget to MPs in the House of Commons.
Budget 2014: Osborne Doubles Business Investment Tax Allowance to £500,000
In 2012 Osborne increased the Annual Investment Allowance ten-fold to £250,000.
Budget 2014: George Osborne Drops Annuities in Pensions Reform Bombshell
Anyone over the age of 55 will be able to take their whole pension pot as cash from April 2015.
Budget 2014: Britain to Bank £4bn on Tax Avoidance Crackdown
George Osborne unveils more policing power and bigger budget for HMRC to get more money back into economy
Budget 2014: UK Foreign Property Tax Remains as Osborne Warns of Housing Market Risks
Osborne had voiced concerns over housing market to BoE's monetary policy committee prior to Budget
Budget 2014: Osborne Makes Inheritance Tax Pledge for Emergency Services Workers
The Chancellor also claimed that his economic plan is for 'doers, makers and savers'.
Budget 2014: Osborne Caps Business Green Tax to Tackle Energy Price Hikes
UK Chancellor freezes the carbon price floor that he introduced in 2011
Budget 2014: Osborne Doubles Export Finance to £3bn to Boost UK Trade
Budget 2014: UK Trade and Exports