Express Digest is a giant collection of the best News
and interesting links on the web!

All posts in: Business & Finance

State pension won’t be cut to fill £4.4bn public finances black hole, promises Osborne

The ‘generous’ UK state pension will remain untouched, George Osborne promised today, as he was confronted with a multi-billion pound black hole in ... read more

George Osborne on the brink of missing his deficit targets for the year

George Osborne is on the brink of missing his borrowing targets less than a week after the Budget, official data showed today. In a fresh blow to the embattled ... read more

How the 2016 Budget will hike household bills in years to come

Landlords: Denise and Dale have five properties The rising cost of insurance, wine and soft drinks will pile on the pounds for family bills. So the verdict from... read more

Coca-Cola and Britvic planning legal challenge over sugar tax

Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue the Government over the sugar tax in another headache for George Osborne Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue t... read more

David Laws claims David Cameron wanted budget cut to pretend NHS needed less cash

David Cameron has been accused of ‘leaning on’ the chief executive of the NHS to pretend the service needed less money than it did. Former Liberal Democrat ... read more

Soft drink firms ready to SUE over sugar tax as George Osborne faces Budget headache 

Amid his continued woes over the Budget now George Osborne could be sued by drinks companies over the sugar tax  Soft drinks companies are preparing to sue the... read more

Could George Osborne face the first Budget defeat in the Commons since 1994? 

George Osborne could face the first Commons defeat by a Chancellor on the Budget since 1994 this week as his plans come under even greater pressure. A Labour am... read more

George Osborne’s leadership prospects hang by a thread after Budget row

George Osborne’s leadership hopes are hanging by a thread today after another damaging row over benefit curbs prompted the resignation of work and pension... read more

IDS slams George Osborne for putting rich Tory voters ahead of the working poor as he plunges the Conservative Party into the worst civil war since the 1990s despite claiming he did NOT quit over Europe 

Iain Duncan Smith today condemned George Osborne for savaging the working poor at the expense of wealthy Tory-voting pensioners. Despite insisting his bombshell... read more

Michael Gove rallies to George Osborne’s side by praising a ‘radical’ Budget

Michael Gove today rallied to the support of George Osborne after Iain Duncan Smith’s bombshell resignation left the Tories reeling. The Justice Secretary... read more

George Osborne’s eighth Budget great for business but a mess for Chancellor

SIMON WATKINS: George Osborne’s eighth Budget great for business but a mess for Chancellor after sugar tax row and Duncan Smith’s resignation By Simon W... read more

George Osborne’s lifetime ISA affects age-gap couples

The economic outlook may be sombre, with the finances of the Government in a precarious state, and the possibility of Brexit hanging over markets.  But the Bud... read more

George Osborne’s ‘small business Budget’ will mean tax hikes for big companies

Tough talking: George Osborne said that business rates increases will  be linked to the Consumer Prices Index rather than Retail Prices Index Big firms should ... read more

Key Dates for when Budget 2016 changes come into place

Budget calendar: From tax allowances to Lifetime Isas – when Osborne’s key changes kick in between now and 2019 By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on ... read more

George Osborne’s tax hike higher than Labour’s rates

Families are on course to face a higher tax burden under George Osborne than they did in nearly every year under Labour. Figures buried in the Budget documents ... read more

Tory revolt forces Cameron to pave the way for an embarrassing U-turn over £1.2billion disability benefits cut as he vows to ‘get it right’ and protect the vulnerable 

David Cameron’s official spokesman today insisted the Government position on disability benefits was unchanged  David Cameron has paved the way for an em... read more

Balance the books? Not when WE pay for mums-of-8, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN 

Boy George was banging on in his Budget about the need to reduce public spending still further and balance the books. Good luck with that. For all the Governmen... read more

Paul Johnson warns huge tax rises likely with George Osborne’s Budget 2016

George Osborne’s Budget came under attack from financial experts last night, with one saying that if he were the Chancellor he would not be able to sleep at n... read more

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Cheap stunts won’t put us in the black

Delivering his Budget speech on Wednesday, George Osborne could not resist spelling out the supposedly ‘negative implications’ of Brexit. That the Chancello... read more

Tory MPs rally rebellion against George Osborne’s slashing of disability benefits

George Osborne was facing pressure from Tory MPs over disability cuts today  George Osborne faced growing Tory dissent over his cuts to disability benefit toda... read more

Chief of Budget watchdog insists he has NOT reached a verdict on the risks of Brexit

Robert Chote, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility, said he had not endorsed either side in the referendum.  The head of George Osborne’s... read more

George Osborne’s sugar tax could raise price of diet drinks and even bottled water 

George Osborne’s sugar tax could push up the price of diet drinks and encourage us to eat more chocolate, experts said yesterday. The Chancellor shocked M... read more

Brexit MPs join with Labour to threaten Budget rebellion over Brussels’ 5% levy on tampons

David Cameron has secured support from all other EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) for new flexibility on VAT which would allow the ... read more

2016 Budget tax breaks for Airbnb-ers, eBay and Etsy sellers in Budget

Millions of people who rent our their homes on holiday rental sites like Airbnb or sell items or services on websites such as eBay and Etsy could see lower tax ... read more