MARCH 23 Tax on a typical pint of beer will be cut by one penny. Duty rates on spirits and lower strength cider will be reduced by 2 per cent. MARCH 26 Switchin... read more
The SNP will force Ed Miliband to abandon planned spending cuts from Labour’s very first budget if the party holds the balance of power after the election... read more
No budget bounce for Tories after Osborne reveals spending plans – but David Cameron is a big hit with Labour voters, poll shows If economy stays on track... read more
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 thresho... read more
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 ... read more
George Osborne appealed to voters to let him finish the job – insisting he is the only person who can be trusted to get Britain back in the black. The Chancel... read more
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 natio... read more
More than anything, Budget Day is theatre. MPs squatted on the floor while others crowded by the doors, craning through the throng. Tailcoated bouncers, prickli... read more
The Chancellor spectacularly exposed the hollowness of every Labour attack of the past five years This was the Budget that systematically demolished any rationa... read more
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 ... read more
The cuts in Government spending which are still to come will be twice as big as anything experienced over the past five years – though the foreign aid budget ... read more
Even government advisers are rejecting PM’s migrant pledge: Office for Budget Responsibility heaps embarrassment on ministers by criticising prediction PM... read more
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 in today&... read more
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 first step on to the prop... read more
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 save £1,000 tax f... read more
Where did you get that Boris? Tennis legend Becker seen wearing scarf featuring name and emblem of ‘headhunters’ hooligan firm as he watches Chelsea... read more
Valencia head coach Nuno Espirito Santo dreaming of the Champions League as club prepare for showdown with Atletico Madrid Valencia are fourth in La Liga, one p... read more
And on it goes. Last week, a regular contributor to this debate, Barry Bwana, produced some statistics on Chelsea and penalties that I thought were so interesti... read more
There’s nothing too flash about Captain Charles Teige’s bridge room. But it’s about the only only spot on the massive cruise liner Voyager of ... read more
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 market? The lat... read more
Briton wanted for £1 billion fraud by ripping off Italian government through scheme designed to combat global warming Imran Yakub Ahmed, from Preston, is wante... read more
Cadel Evans winning Tour de France? Shane Warne at the 1993 Ashes? What’s your favourite Aussie sporting moment of all time? Take your pick from our top 1... read more