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Child benefit is to be stopped for all higher rate taxpayers from 2013 to help pay for a massive overhaul of the welfare system, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.
4 October 2010
The Government's plans to radically shake-up the welfare system could see benefits for the elderly, including winter fuel allowances, cut drastically as Britain claws back from the recession.
18 August 2010
The Government was accused today of making people "work until they drop" under plans to increase the pension age.
24 June 2010
Chancellor George Osborne defended the Budget as "tough but fair" today as he accused the previous Labour government of leaving the economy in a "massive mess".
23 June 2010
The new Government's commitment to tackling mammoth UK debt levels were outlined in today's Queen's Speech.
25 May 2010
Home information packs (Hips) will be consigned to history, the Government announced today.
20 May 2010
The new government says it will introduce measures to end unfair bank charges and limit many credit card stealth charges.
20 May 2010
The new government says it will introduce measures to end what it calls "unfair bank charges".
20 May 2010
Millions of victims of excessive bank charges have been offered a glimmer of reclaiming hope in the wake of the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition.
12 May 2010
The new coalition government has revealed many of its tax and spending plans, but what will this mean for your wallet?
12 May 2010
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