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Budget 2015 income tax changes at a glance: How much better off will you be from next month?

How much better off will you be from April this and next year following the Budget announced today?   The Chancellor George Osborne tinkered with the [...]

Budget 2015: Chancellor pledges £3.5million for nuisance call crackdown

They cause endless frustration and leave some households scared to answer their landlines, but now nuisance calls are set for a major crackdown, the Chancellor [...]

Is Osborne winning the battle with the budget deficit and national debt?

George Osborne appealed to voters to let him finish the job – insisting he is the only person who can be trusted to get Britain [...]

Banks reined in by Budget to help support UK’s recovery as sell off continues

Britain’s scandal-hit banks were harnessed by the Chancellor today to support the UK recovery.Announcing the Coalition’s latest plans to shore up the nation’s finances, George [...]

Theresa May could have been taken for Sam Fox during Budget 2015 day says Quentin Letts

More than anything, Budget Day is theatre. MPs squatted on the floor while others crowded by the doors, craning through the throng.Tailcoated bouncers, prickling with [...]

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Budget 2015 makes Labour irrelevant

The Chancellor spectacularly exposed the hollowness of every Labour attack of the past five yearsThis was the Budget that systematically demolished any rational argument for [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: This budget 2015 is an awesome success story 

The transformation of Britain’s economic fortunes since George Osborne delivered his first budget in June 2010, amid the rubble of the worst financial crisis for [...]

Budget 2015 analysis by James Slack says there are more severe cuts to come

The cuts in Government spending which are still to come will be twice as big as anything experienced over the past five years – though [...]

Office for Budget Responsibility critices migrant prediction

Even government advisers are rejecting PM's migrant pledge: Office for Budget Responsibility heaps embarrassment on ministers by criticising prediction PM promised to reduce net migration [...]

Budget 2015: Millions to benefit from greater pension freedom

From April 2016, five million UK pensioners with existing annuities will have the right to sell the income they receive from them, the Chancellor said [...]

Budget 2015: Chancellor launches a Help-to-Buy Isa 

First-time buyers are set to benefit from a Help-to-Buy Isa, which offers a major tax break to those saving up a deposit to make their [...]

Budget 2015: Is there still any point in using an Isa?

Savers have been given a boost from the Budget with the introduction of a new personal savings allowance.From April 2016 you will be able to [...]

House prices: What to expect – news and predictions

House prices are both a British national obsession and a key driver of the UK's consumer economy. So what will happen next in the property [...]

Top personal loan rates and how to find the best deal

Banks are beginning to tighten the purse strings, but personal loan rates are still lingering at low levels.This spells good news for borrowers who want [...]

Best debit and credit cards for overseas spending

Whether you are jetting off for some winter sun, planning a New Year skiing trip or a weekend city break - sorting your holiday money [...]

Top credit cards for spending, holidays or rewards

Are you planning on making a big purchase or doing some home improvements? Do you need to tackle your debts once and for all? Or [...]

Best 0% balance transfer credit cards to clear your debts

The best balance transfer credit cards to help clear your debts interest-freeWe pick the top interest-free balance transfer credit cards Deals as long as 36 months [...]