Politics And Finance Archive

Published in March 2012

Budget stamp duty rise slammed as ‘exceptionally damaging’
by Robert Powell | A respected economic think tank has cast doubt on whether measures in the Budget designed to hit wealthy homeowners will actually work…
The Budget 2012: your take
by Robert Powell | Robert Powell takes to the streets to get your take on the 2012 Budget...
Budget 2012: what it means for you
by Simon Ward | Chancellor George Osborne has delivered his 2012 Budget speech. We look at the big announcements affecting our money.
Budget 2012: the speech in full
by John Fitzsimons | The Chancellor delivered the 2012 Budget today. Here's what he had to say.
Money morals: can you afford to be ethical with your cash?
by Robert Powell | Can you put a price on ethics? Robert Powell looks at a new campaign encouraging the public to boycott the big banks, and asks if we can really afford to be moral with our money…
Why you shouldn't support banks helping charities
by Neil Faulkner | Charity financial products are usually no good and not worth going for. With one notable exception...

Published in February 2012

How to keep your Child Benefit
by Cliff D'Arcy | Using these three tricks, top taxpayers can keep this tax-free payment after April 2013!
Treasury ‘didn’t know’ about write-off of £11bn unpaid tax
by John Fitzsimons | Almost £11bn of unpaid tax was written off in a single year, seemingly without anyone at the Treasury noticing.

Published in January 2012

New 5p and 10p coin chaos predicted
by Simon Ward | The introduction of new, thicker coins is going to cause problems at parking meters and vending machines, warns an industry body.
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