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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 his Budget. The £4.4billion pu [...]

Business & Finance

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 Chancellor, the Offic [...]

Business & Finance

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

Landlords: Denise and Dale have five propertiesThe rising cost of insurance, wine and soft drinks will pile on the pounds for family bills. So the verdict from retired teacher Deni [...]

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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 OsborneSoft drinks companies are preparing to sue the Government over th [...]

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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 minister David Laws c [...]

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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 Government over the [...]

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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 amendment relating to V [...]

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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 pensions secretary Iain Duncan Sm [...]

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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 resignation was not [...]

Business & Finance

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 insisted the Budget was pr [...]

Business & Finance

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 Watkins, Financial Mail on [...]

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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 Budget provided far more [...]

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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 IndexBig firms should be braced for tax hik [...]

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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 Sunday Published: 21:5 [...]

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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 reveal taxes will ris [...]

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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 embarrassing U-turn over plan [...]

ShowBiz & TV

Jennifer Lopez looks groovy in a multi-colored stripy jumpsuit on American Idol set

She's in the Age of Aquarius! Jennifer Lopez looks groovy in a multi-colored stripy jumpsuit with flared bottoms on set of American Idol By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com [...]

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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 Government’s best intentions [...]

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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 night.Paul Johnson, h [...]

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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 Chancellor quoted Britain’s [...]

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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 today as a letter circula [...]

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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 independent budget forecas [...]

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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 MPs by announcing the levy i [...]

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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 UK to introduce a ze [...]

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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 bills from 2017.Two [...]

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George Osborne faces claims of a £560M black hole in education budget

Teachers will spend more time in the classroom as part of their training in a major overhaul of how they qualify under radical plans announced by the Government today. Ministers [...]

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FTSE CLOSE: Footsie rallies as Fed and Bank of England peg interest rates

17.40: The FTSE 100 closed up 25.63 points at 6201.12 as investors responded to signals that the US Federal Reserve isn't in a hurry to raise interest rates again.The US Dow Jones [...]

Business & Finance

Lifetime Isa is a clever idea, especially if you’re one of the real Budget winners

When is a pension Isa not a pension Isa? When it’s a Lifetime Isa, it seems.Having been rebuffed in his attempt to replace pensions - and the pesky tax relief on them that he pic [...]

Business & Finance

The Queen would love to ditch the eve-of-Budget fiscal meeting

A recent tradition the Queen would love to ditch as she approaches 90 is the eve-of-Budget meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It was created by Tony Blair, at the behes [...]

Business & Finance

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: A fine Budget, marred by the dread D-word

After six years in the job, Chancellor George Osborne has become a master of the art of Budgets, unrecognisable as the ingénue who blundered through the omnishambles of 2012After [...]

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George Osborne could learn the hard way that making budgetary rules can be dangerous

Forget the eye-catching fizzy drinks tax and more funding for school sports. The real narrative of George Osborne's fourth financial statement in a year is that he was hopelessly [...]

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George Osborne announces town halls, hospitals and Whitehall need to make ‘stealth’ cuts

Hospitals, town halls and Whitehall will have to make new 'stealth cuts' thanks to a multi-billion pound 'back door' spending raid announced by George Osborne.The Chancellor announ [...]

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George Osborne’s Budget 2016 figures rely on levels of immigration way above target

George Osborne's economic blueprint relies on levels of immigration way above the Government's target, documents reveal.David Cameron has pledged to slash net migration to 'tens of [...]

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George Osborne says he will return Britain to surplus by the end of the decade

George Osborne yesterday promised to balance the books by the end of the decade – but was forced to outline painful spending cuts and tax rises to hit his target.The Chancellor s [...]

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George Osborne seems more interested in HIS future than Britain’s, MAX HASTINGS writes

George Osborne is the most substantial politician in this Government, the least irresponsible Chancellor of the Exchequer since Ken Clarke lost the job in 1997.But yesterday he del [...]

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George Osborne gets behind High Speed 3 and Crossrail 2 in the Budget 2016

George Osborne got behind a string of high profile transport projects yesterday – but left it unclear when they will be completed.The Chancellor announced backing for part of Hig [...]