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2009

Value Added Tax (VAT) goes back up to 17.5% on 1 Jan, as confirmed in today's Pre-Budget Report, meaning prices across the UK will rise.
9 December 2009
The Government has promised action on banks and building societies that continue to levy 'unfair' overdraft charges.
9 December 2009
Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed VAT will rise from 15% to 17.5% in January as planned.
9 December 2009
A national money guidance service will launch next April, it was announced today.
9 December 2009
This year's high street Christmas price war could be even more savage than the discounting frenzy of 2008, an industry body said today.
9 December 2009
Many homeowners struggling to pay mortgage interest will continue to get government support for the next six months, it was announced today.
9 December 2009
Introducing water meters is the most effective way of making people use less water, according to a report published today.
8 December 2009
An economist has urged consumers to curb the number of Christmas presents they buy.
8 December 2009
Heads are expected to roll at the beleaguered Student Loans Company (SLC) after a damning report today criticised the firm's handling of the student finance system.
8 December 2009

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