All articles featuring 'Alistair Darling'
Budget 2010: What it means for you
24 March 2010First-time buyers are the headline-grabbing winners from today's Budget but tax hikes are in store for millions
Budget 2010: Child tax credits up for one and two-year-olds
24 March 2010Families with one and two-year-olds will get an extra £4 a week in benefits
Budget 2010: Benefit help for over 60s
24 March 2010Winter fuel payments will be maintained at £250 for most, while you won't have to work as long as get tax credits
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Budget 2010: Inheritance tax threshold to be frozen for four years
24 March 2010The Chancellor has announced that the unpopular 'death tax' threshold will be held, which is a tax hike
Budget 2010: 3p fuel duty rise delayed
24 March 2010The Chancellor has instead announced the hike will be phased in gradually between now and next January
Budget 2010: Isa savings limits to rise in line with inflation
24 March 2010The limits (for cash and stocks & shares accounts) are set to rise next month from £7,200 to £10,200 for all
Budget 2010: Bank accounts for all
24 March 2010Banks must do more to offer all customers a basic current account at the very least, the Chancellor has announced
Inflation down to 3% ahead of Budget
23 March 2010Chancellor Alistair Darling got a pre-Budget boost after a sharper than expected fall in the cost of living measure
Petrol prices set for record high
16 March 2010The AA has warned unleaded fuel could soon cost £1.20 a litre and is calling on the chancellor to delay a tax hike
Free money guidance service to launch
11 March 2010The Government-backed Moneymadeclear service includes a helpline, website and face-to-face advice
What the Pre-Budget Report means for you
9 December 2009The Chancellor today revealed a series of measures that will mostly harm (but sometimes help) your pocket
Pre-Budget Report: Tax rises for millions
9 December 2009Plans have been announced for increased National Insurance contributions and higher taxes for larger earners
Pre-Budget Report: Boiler scrappage scheme planned
9 December 2009The Chancellor plans to introduce a boiler scrappage scheme, similar to the car scrappage scheme
Pre-Budget Report: Benefits to rise despite deflation
9 December 2009Chancellor Alistair Darling has announced that Basic State Pension will rise by 2.5% next April
Pre-Budget Report: VAT will rise to 17.5% in Jan
9 December 2009Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed VAT will rise in the new year as planned
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
Retailers in extended warranty shake-up
Rise in first-time buyers predicted
Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
