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VAT cut to 5% for hotels and restaurants – but will you get a discount?
VAT has been temporarily cut from 20% to 5% for hospitality and tourism businesses, and a number of big chains including McDonald's and Nando's are slashing prices as a result. But businesses don't have to pass on the tax cut to customers – we've full info below on what the change means for you
15 July 2020
Blue Peter badge winners to lose free entry to Merlin attractions from next year
Legoland Windsor, Chessington World of Adventures and dozens of other attractions will be withdrawn from the scheme
4 October 2016
Second chance to bag 12p Thorpe Park tickets for frustrated thrill-seekers
Thorpe Park is to release a further 4,000 12p tickets to those who missed out last month
12 April 2016
EE to axe 'Orange Wednesdays' from February
EE is scrapping it's 'Orange Wednesday' 2for1 cinema ticket deal from 25 February 2015 and replacing it with a new offer
11 December 2014
Tesco cuts rewards in Clubcard overhaul
14 October 2010
Theme Park Tickets Direct goes bust
11 August 2010
Tesco re-launches double-up Clubcard promotion
2 August 2010
How to pick the best charity-giving website
10 July 2010
Tesco double Clubcard points extended to summer
15 February 2010
Millions using vouchers to slash costs
7 November 2009
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Beware paying for a day of EU mobile roaming but only getting a minute - MSE warns of sharp practices as post-Brexit protections end
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MoneySavingExpert.com has today published a new report containing worrying findings on EU roaming. It comes as post-Brexit roaming protections have now ended and most major networks have reintroduced roaming fees in the EU, ultimately leaving mobile users with weaker rights and many with higher costs. -
Bank of England increases base rate to 1.75% – what the rise means for your mortgage and savings
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The Bank of England has increased the base rate to 1.75% from 1.25% - the biggest single rise in 27 years. This rate is used by the central bank to charge other banks and lenders when they borrow money – and influences what borrowers pay and savers earn. -
Energy price cap to change every three months from October - what it means for your bills
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The price cap on how much energy suppliers can charge households will now change every three months from October, instead of every six months, regulator Ofgem has confirmed. Due to the current high wholesale energy costs, it means we're likely to see price rises TWICE this winter. -
Coventry Building Society customers hit by payment delays after online services go down – here's what you need to know
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Coventry Building Society customers have been unable to make payments, transfer cash or withdraw from their current and savings accounts online after "an internal technical issue" meant some of its services went down for almost two days. -
Mortgage holder alert as new figures reveal 370,000 are overpaying – can you save £1,000s/yr? Here's how to check
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Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are overpaying on their mortgage because they're languishing on their lender's standard variable rate, new data from the financial regulator has revealed. Yet savings of £1,000s a year may be available if homeowners remortgage to more competitive deals – something they may want to consider sooner rather than later with further interest rate rises expected.
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Martin Lewis: Don't shop at Zara before you go to Spain, Greece, France or Italy
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Update 17 July 2017: We tend to think since Brexit that the pound’s weaker than it has been for decades. While somewhat true against the dollar, against the euro it’s only a tad worse now than when I first wrote this in 2014. The logic of this blog stands just as strongly now. On the Spanish-English website...
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