Budget
MPs warned Osborne over 'Help to Buy' mortgage guarantee risksMPs in the Treasury Select Committee have warned that the Help to Buy scheme could leave the government and the taxpayer with large losses. |
Budget 2013: How does it affect you?George Osborne has delivered his fourth budget and introduced measures to support the housing market, cut fuel and beer duty and raised the income tax allowance to £10,000. |
Budget 2013: UK households don't feel budget has helped themSurveys by uSwitch and Moneysupermarket show that the majority of UK households don't feel that the budget has helped their finances. |
MPs warn Osborne to stick to March budget for tax changesThe Treasury select Committee believes the chancellor, George Osborne should introduce tax changes in March not in his Autumn Statement. |
Autumn Statement preview: Will George Osborne go for growth?The Chancellor has to juggle the numbers in his Autumn Statement to keep the deficit down whilst stimulating economic growth with infrastructure investment. How will he do it? |
Autumn Statement: Osborne will admit he has missed targetsThe Chancellor, George Osborne will be forced to admit that he has missed at least one of his key deficit reduction targets when he makes his autumn statement on Wednesday. |
What will be the financial legacy of the London 2012 Olympics?Like 1948, the last time London hosted the Olympics, the UK is facing austerity measures but will the Olympic Games turn a profit like they did in 1948 and how much will they boost GDP? |
Osborne delays 3p fuel duty increaseThe Chancellor, George Osborne has announced a postponing of the 3p a litre fuel duty rise until January 2013 in another budget u-turn. |
Government announces U-turn on ‘pasty tax’ and static caravansChancellor George Osborne is to back down over controversial plans to slap 20 per cent VAT on pasties and static caravans, it has been announced. |
Budget 2012: Are you a winner or loser?Single people with no children benefit from the budget if they earn less than £125,000 but to work out if you are better off as a family or a pensioner is more complicated. |
Budget 2012: Key points at a glanceIn a Budget with few surprises, Chancellor George Osborne vowed today that Britain was to “earn its way in the world” as there was no other road to recovery. |
Budget 2012: Comment and reaction from the expertsOur detailed budget coverage brings you all of the expert analysis and comment on the important measures contained in the Chancellor, George Osborne's budget. |
Budget 2012: The revised OBR growth forecastsThe Office for Budget Responsibility has issued revised growth, government borrowing and unemployment forecasts to accompany and inform George Osborne's budget. |
Budget 2012: Osborne to cut top tax rate from 50p to 45pThe Chancellor has announced that the tax personal allowance will rise to £8,105 from April 6 and to £9,205 from April 2013. |
Government borrowing hits record Feb high as deficit risesGeorge Osborne has had a bad start to budget day as the Office for National Statistics announces a record £15.2 billion shortfall in the public finances for February. |
Personal allowance set to increase to £9,205 in today's budgetGeorge Osborne delivers his third budget today and its centrepiece is expected to be an increase in the personal allowance before income tax is due to £9,205. |
Budget 2012 preview: What will Chancellor Osborne announce?George Osborne announces his budget on Wednesday with precious little "wiggle room". Economic growth is required whilst maintaining his deficit reduction programme. We assess his likely choices. |
Government unveils £20bn cheap loans for small firms schemeA new £20 billion government scheme to underwrite cheaper loans to small firms that will be unveiled in tomorrow's budget has been criticised by business leaders. |
Government borrowing ‘could drop below £100bn’Government borrowing could fall below £100 billion next year for the first time since 2008-09 as the deficit reduction programme starts to take effect. |
It's not just about the budget next week: Inflation previewNext week will be dominated by the budget speech but there are other important economic indicators out including inflation, retail sales and public sector deficit figures. |
Osborne's budget plan to abolish national pay ratesGeorge Osborne may abolish national pay rates for public sector workers to bring private and public sector pay rates closer together in some parts of the country. |
Budget 2012: Will the 50p tax rate be ditched?Speculation is mounting that the Chancellor George Osborne will ditch the 50p tax rate for higher earners in next week's Budget. |
UK has 1 in 2 chance of losing its AAA status, says FitchA second credit ratings agency has warned that the UK could lose its triple A status. Fitch said there is a 50:50 chance of being downgraded. |
Budget plan for 100-year loans to save billions on govt debtGeorge Osborne is considering a plan to issue 100-year bonds to take advantage of the UK's low interest rates and save billions on debt repayments in the coming years. |
Trade deficit up less than expected due to record non-EU exportsGeorge Osborne received a boost with the release of January's trade figures that showed encouraging signs of an export-led recovery with record exports to non-EU countries. |
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