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Leading article: What a shambles
Sunday 29 April 2012
Every time the Government caught a glimpse of blue sky... the rain came down again
Lower bankers' bonuses blow £550m hole in tax pot
Wednesday 25 April 2012
A slump in bankers' bonuses blew a £550m hole in the Treasury's income tax take last month, official figures showed yesterday.
Bankers' falling bonuses blow £550m hole in Osborne's targets
Wednesday 25 April 2012
A slump in bankers' bonuses blew a £550m hole in the Treasury's income tax take last month, official figures showed yesterday.
George Osborne told to help pensioners
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Pensioners and savers who have been hit by the Bank of England's policy of "quantitative easing" should be helped by the Government, MPs say today. The Treasury select committee warns that by effectively printing £325bn of new money, pensioners in particular have lost out, with reduced returns on annuities that provide their incomes.
Steve Richards: Bus fares and gas bills now decide votes
Thursday 12 April 2012
Prices are political. On one level this is a statement of the obvious. Of course the price of goods or services is political. Voters get worried or angry about how much things cost. Leaders who want to win elections must take note. Except that for the past three decades, the price of things is not something voters have got especially worked up about.
Tears in his eyes – but will Ken the 'underdog' have last laugh?
Thursday 12 April 2012
Andy McSmith sees Livingstone, the London Mayor's main rival, launch his campaign
Andrew Martin: Please let the French run our railways in future
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Brace yourself for some business news. A company called Keolis is bidding for the InterCity West Coast rail franchise, currently operated by Virgin. Keolis is majority-owned by the French state rail operator SNCF, and it is thought the bid might herald a pitch by the same company to run the London-Birmingham High Speed Two line when that is completed.
Andrew Martin: I'd let the French run our trains
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Their approach to railways is at once hard-headed and romantic
Small Talk: Seed scheme wins high praise – but there's still a downside
Monday 09 April 2012
"If the investment doubles in value, your tax-free profit represents a gain of more than 800 per cent"
Osborne backs tax 'transparency'
Saturday 07 April 2012
A US-style system of top politicians' tax returns being published could be considered in the UK, George Osborne indicated as the issue of personal finances continued to dominate the London mayoral race.
London mayoral hopefuls Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone locked in tax row
Thursday 05 April 2012
A bitter row over candidates' tax affairs was centre stage once again in the fight to be London mayor today as rivals clashed over publication of details of their personal finances.
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