state Autumn Statement: George Osborne launches tax raid on the wealthy and cap benefits at 1% for the next three years By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:52:46 GMT The Chancellor was forced to admit in the Commons that the economy will SHRINK by 0.1 per cent this year, forcing him to announced the Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted the economy will shrink this year by 0.1 per cent, down from the 0.8 per cent growth forecast just nine months ago. Full Article
state ALEX BRUMMER on AUTUMN STATEMENT: When will the great pension robbery end? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:33:04 GMT Chancellors can never resist the opportunity to fiddle with pension rules. George Osborne has joined the club, pushed by the determination of the LibDems to be nasty to rich people. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: AIM-shares tax relief welcomed by small firms and stockbrokers - but one critic condemns the move as 'borderline crazy' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:34:15 GMT Small companies and stockbrokers welcomed the chance that shares quoted on the junior Alternative Investment Market may qualify for tax relief under the Individual Savings Account shelter. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENTt: Taxman to check company transactions as Osborne targets tax dodgers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:39:31 GMT Banks will be asked to hand over businesses’ credit card transactions in an effort to smoke out tax dodgers, George Osborne announced. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: 'Dash for gas' set to start as Osborne throws his weight behind the fuel By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:57:09 GMT A Gas Generation Strategy published alongside the Autumn Statement confirmed the establishment of an Office for Unconventional Gas and Oil. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: UK banks are let off lightly as scandal-hit lenders set to pay JUST £1.8bn for past sins By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:01:04 GMT The independent Office for Budget Responsibility admitted it expects a £400million shortfall in the Government's coffers, after predicting the bank levy would raise £2.2billion in March's Budget. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: Chancellor overhauls private finance initiative to attract investors for Britain's ageing infrastructure By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:07:44 GMT The scheme will focus on s road improvements, housing and local infrastructure, regional growth and business, science, and schools and colleges. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Pensions raid will hit 340,000 high earners By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:55:20 GMT George Osborne yesterday announced he was cutting the tax-free amount an individual can put into their pension each year from £50,000 to £40,000. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Postponed 3p fuel rise is scrapped for good By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:59:39 GMT Motorists celebrated after months of lobbying by campaigners as George Osborne told MPs he was axing the planned January rise. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Mansion tax snub for Clegg - Labour frontbenchers mock Clegg and Cable as Osborne humiliates Lib Dems By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:45:27 GMT Labour frontbenchers mocked Nick Clegg, pictured, and his Lib Dem colleagues as George Osborne dashed their hopes of introducing a 'mansion tax' in his Autumn Statement. Full Article
state RUTH SUNDERLAND on AUTUMN STATEMENT: Chancellor's firepower to help firms fight back against the slump By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:58:21 GMT George Osborne hoisted an 'Open for Business' sign over Britain with a multi-billion pound package to help firms fight back against the slump at home and the troubles in the eurozone. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Osborne's big squeeze: 400,000 more workers to be snared in 40% tax trap By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:27:15 GMT The number in the 40 per cent tax band is expected to rise from 3.8million today by another 400,000 over the next three years, the Treasury said yesterday. Full Article
state HUGO DUNCAN on AUTUMN STATEMENT: Chill winds whistle through UK economy as forecasts are downgraded again By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:39:11 GMT The Treasury watchdog was forced on Wednesday to defend its reputation after it again downgraded its forecasts for the British economy and the public finances. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Union fury as heads win power to freeze salaries By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:17:10 GMT Annual rises for teachers will be scrapped and heads given almost complete freedom to dictate salary increases in the shake-up outlined in the Autumn Statement. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: Tax relief cut on pensions By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:22:39 GMT The changes will come into force in 2014/15 and are expected to bring thousands more well-off savers into tax on their pension contributions, generating an extra £1 billion in tax by 2016/17. Full Article
state Osborne's Autumn Statement: key points at a glance By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:26:00 GMT We round up the main announcements in the Chancellor's speech and explore the devil in the detail to see how tax and spending changes affect you. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Middle-classes dragged into pension tax trap By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:47:07 GMT Adele Collinson, pictured, owns an arts and crafts busines and worries the new cap on tax-free pension contributions will hit her retirement plans. Full Article
state ANDY YATES: George Osborne just doesn't mean business with his Autumn Statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:22:08 GMT Osborne claims the UK is open for business but beyond the hyperbole his budget statement has closed the door on chances to stimulate growth, says one entrepreneur. Full Article
state Autumn statement 2012: Osborne puts 400,000 middle-class workers into 40% tax band By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:01:54 GMT George Osborne targeted workers at the top, middle and bottom of the financial heap in his Autumn statement yesterday with a raft of money-saving measures. Full Article
state Autumn statement: Osborne accused of 'mummy tax' on maternity pay and squeezing struggling families with child benefit rise of just 20p a week By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:23:49 GMT The 'mummy tax' accusations came after it emerged the Chancellor will impose a real terms cut on statutory maternity pay. Full Article
state Autumn Statement: Labour refuses to back 1% cap on benefits rises but minister insists the era of the 'generous' welfare state is over By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:40 GMT Pensions minister Steve Webb (pictured) warned the state of the public finances meant 'difficult decisions' had to be taken, and challenged Labour to back them. Full Article
state Autumn statement: Osborne accused of 'mummy tax' on maternity pay and squeezing struggling families with child benefit rise of just 20p a week By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:25:03 GMT The 'mummy tax' accusations came after it emerged the Chancellor will impose a real terms cut on statutory maternity pay. Full Article
state Ed Balls plays sympathy card as he blames his STAMMER for muddled Autumn Statement response By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:05:07 GMT The Shadow Chancellor - who dressed as Santa for the Westminster Kids Club Christmas party - was jeered in the Commons after declaring that the deficit was coming down before changing his mind. Full Article
state 'Bungling Balls' has destroyed chances of leading Labour after lacklustre response to Osborne's Autumn statement, claims fellow opposition MP By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:51:10 GMT Bassetlaw MP John Mann said the Shadow Chancellor’s response to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement had damaged Mr Balls’s leadership prospects – and made Mr Miliband’s position secure. Full Article
state BBC's Andrew Neil nowhere to be seen on Budget Day but will return for the 'more important' Autumn Statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:20:28 GMT Where was the BBC’s Daily Politics presenter, Andrew Neil, on Budget Day? Apparently the Budget is viewed as a state occasion by the BBC. And thus the exclusive preserve of Edwards. Full Article
state Osborne can look forward to conference and Autumn Statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 09:49:04 GMT Knowing exactly what has unlocked Britain’s recovery is hard to determine. But the elements have been in place for some time. Full Article
state Chancellor George Osborne set to cut small firms' taxes in Autumn statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 08:23:47 GMT Treasury sources said the Chancellor will have to ‘make a decision’ on what to do about business rate relief as it is due to expire next year. Full Article
state What the Autumn Statement should say By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 06:43:01 GMT To reclaim the high ground, Mail City Editor Alex Brummer suggests the speech Osborne needs to make from his dispatch box. Full Article
state Osborne orders ANOTHER £3billion in cuts to pay for Autumn Statement giveaways By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:19:06 GMT The Chancellor told the Cabinet they must reduce spending every year for the next three years, as he prepared to set out a highly-political statement to the Commons. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: In your 20s? You may have to wait 50 years for a pension By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 10:46:55 GMT Anyone currently in their 40s or younger would be affected by the move, which will see the state pension age rise as the average person lives longer. Full Article
state LIVE BLOG: Analysis, reaction, and the verdict on the Autumn Statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 12:22:11 GMT As George Osborne speaks and throughout the day This is Money will be live blogging analysis, reaction, charts and data and what people are saying on social media. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: What does the City say? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:11:17 GMT Osborne has given the first cheerful update in his time as Chancellor, as he raised growth forecasts and cut borrowing predictions today. We round up City reaction. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: Stamp duty on shares bought in ETFs to be ditched By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:26:28 GMT The rate paid by ETF providers is currently 0.5 per cent but this will be ditched in April 2014, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in his Autumn Statement today. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: Planned fuel tax hike scrapped By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:46:40 GMT Hard-pressed motorists have been told that a planned 2p a litre fuel duty rise will not happen next September in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement today. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: Driverless car testing could soon hit the UK By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 17:26:20 GMT In today’s Autumn Statement, the Government said it would conduct a review to be completed by the end of 2014 to ensure that Britain can help develop and test driverless cars. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: New Isa limits announced for next year By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:08:30 GMT Experts had claimed that the lifetime limit could be capped at £100,000 – a figure that seasoned savers may have already reached - but that has not transpired. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: NS&I given green light to take in more cash from savers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:16:17 GMT NS&I has been given a higher financing target for the financial year Chancellor George Osborne revealed in the Autumn Statement today. Full Article
state RUTH SUNDERLAND: Autumn Statement does little to address issues holding small businesses back By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:30:35 GMT George Osborne did not address problems such as low levels of investment, lack of access to finance, and high energy costs. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: Chancellor aiming to halt tax avoidance as he launches £9bn crackdown on schemes that scrimp the Treasury By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:31:08 GMT George Osborne described the crackdown as the 'largest package of measures to tackle tax avoidance, tax evasion, fraud and error so far this parliament'. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: George Osborne to plead for more time to fix nation's finances despite stronger economic growth By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:16:39 GMT The Chancellor unveiled a raft of upbeat data pointing to the recovery gaining momentum, with record numbers in work, borrowing falling and house prices forecast to soar by 5.2 per cent next year. Full Article
state Mac on... the Autumn Statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:33:44 GMT 'Hello. I think Lucinda is making an Autumn Statement.' Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: Robot fund tax unplugged By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:06:13 GMT George Osborne revealed that the 0.5 per cent stamp duty savers have to pay for buying shares in UK-based exchange-traded funds will be abolished from next April. Full Article
state AUTUMN STATEMENT: Government to clamp down on firms hiring 'disguised' staff to avoid paying national insurance By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:06:32 GMT Many employers are hiring staff on contracts where they are classed as self employed, even if they are full-time employees. Full Article
state Half of voters think George Osborne's Autumn Statement was bad for them By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:08:34 GMT In a blow for the Chancellor who used the Autumn Statement to unveil a raft of populist giveaways, 60 per cent thought it was good for ‘rich people’. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013 retirees can 'buy' extra state pension By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:30:05 GMT Chancellor George Osborne has announced that pensioners will get the chance to boost their incomes in a six month window between October 2015 and April 2016. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: Is the Chancellor planning another raid on pension savers? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:30:25 GMT With this year's statement imminent, pension experts are pleading for a grace period for an industry that has undergone wide-ranging regulatory changes in recent years. Full Article
state Autumn Statement 2013: How state pension ages have risen again By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 11:31:00 GMT The age at which people can claim their state pension will rise to 68 in the mid-2030s, 69 in the late-2040s and future rises will be linked to life expectancy. Full Article
state Call for Osborne to offer tax breaks for the self-employed in Autumn Statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:04:12 GMT Call for a freelancer limited company structure to be set up within the tax system and for training for a new career to be tax deductable. Full Article
state ALEX BRUMMER: Energy moves to centre stage as George Osborne prepares Autumn statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:59:13 GMT Oil price decline provides a key backcloth to the budget. It will keep downward pressure on inflation, and offers the prospect that the decline in real earnings could start to be reversed. Full Article
state George Osborne rules out traditional pre-election giveaways in Autumn statement By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:10:24 GMT The Chancellor insists there will be no political tax breaks because Britain must ‘stay the course to prosperity’. Full Article