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Plans to raise national insurance rates payable by the self-employed have been unexpectedly scrapped by Chancellor Philip Hammond, less than a week after being announced in the Spring Budget.

A fresh attempt to stop the Government retrospectively raising student loan repayments has ended in defeat, after an amendment to new legislation was narrowly voted down in the House of Lords last night.

Homeowners who rent out their properties for short periods via online sites such as Airbnb may no longer be able to earn £7,500 a year tax-free, if Government proposals are given the go-ahead.

Mobile roaming outside the EU will be subject to UK VAT, the Chancellor has announced, in a move that's likely to result in millions of holidaymakers paying more to use their phone abroad.

The new Tax-Free Childcare scheme which gives eligible families an extra 20% towards childcare costs will launch in April, the Chancellor announced today. But with just one month to go, details about how it will work are still sketchy.

A campaign group battling controversial changes to the women's state pension age is staging a demonstration outside Parliament tomorrow in a bid to influence MPs attending the Budget.

The Pensions Minister is in favour of using self-employed people's tax returns to deduct pension savings in a move intended to help millions save for their retirement, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

The cost of car insurance could jump by an average of £75/year following the Government's decision to award larger compensation payments to people who have an accident and suffer life-changing injuries, insurance experts have warned.

MoneySavingExpert.com has been asked to write a report on the effectiveness of ombudsmen by a group of cross-party MPs seeking recommendations on how consumers' rights could be better served.

Disabled customers and employees are to be given a voice to promote change and trigger improvements in various industries, following the launch of a Government initiative today.