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Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed VAT will rise from 15% to 17.5% in January as planned.
9 December 2009
Today's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) was a story of higher taxes for most of us to help pay for the country's £178 billion of borrowing this year.
9 December 2009
The Government has promised action on banks and building societies that continue to levy 'unfair' overdraft charges.
9 December 2009
Yorkshire and Chelsea building societies have today unveiled a deal to join forces to create a "second major force" in the mutual sector behind Nationwide.
2 December 2009
The Government today revealed the Post Office could become a fully-fledged bank.
2 December 2009
You can earn a £100 bonus by applying online for the Alliance & Leicester (A&L) Premier current account from Monday.
27 November 2009
MoneySavingExpert.com is at the final stages of hiring a top QC to see whether there’s hope in the bank charges case, so I wanted to lay out the provisional legal arguments....
27 November 2009
Banks and building societies have won a shock victory in the bank charges test case - yet the judge indicated there may be a tiny glimmer of hope.
25 November 2009
It's the question we've been waiting years to know the answer to: whether excessive overdraft fees of up to £35 a time for slipping overlimit can be deemed fair by law.
24 November 2009
The global economy has made "remarkable" progress in moving out of recession but remains "highly vulnerable" to shocks, a finance chief said today.
23 November 2009
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