If the new Chancellor Rishi Sunak wants to appeal to Tory voters in the shires and the new converts in the Red Wall seats of the North, he should use his first Budget to end the war of attrition on savers.

The £980 cremation service is aimed at people wanting a budget or unconventional send-off for loved ones. Ashes are returned to a family, who can then mark a death at an affordable price.

The Government's move means most doctors will no longer be hit by tax bills due to the hated 'taper' - but it shunned widespread calls to abolish the complicated pension tax rule altogether.

The Nadler Victoria in Westminster is brand new. It opened on January 1 and is the latest edition from a group that aspires to turn budget accommodation on its head.

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.

The announcement does mean there will be two full Budgets next year, in the spring and the autumn, as the new schedule rolls out.

While the OBR's chairman Robert Chote admitted there is a 50 per cent chance that the forecast is 'too gloomy', he is standing by his forecast saying predictions were made based on existing trends.

Until yesterday, Chancellor Philip Hammond was among the most dismal of doom-mongers. But as he delivered his Autumn Statement, he seemed transformed.

You don't need to break the bank to enjoy the finer things in life - you just need to know where to look. Here, we reveal how to live a life of luxury on a budget.

Unforeseen card charges have attracted criticism from a third of families travelling abroad this summer - with the average added cost coming in at a massive £120.

The bad news began yesterday morning when the Bank of England revealed it was cutting the base rate by two-thirds to just 0.25 per cent, writes VICTORIA BISCHOFF.

The UK's departure has left the bloc with a €75billion (£63billion) hole in its finances and the budget battle has exposed bitter divisions between EU members.

The Pixel 4A will debut at $399 which is on par with the tech giant's previous budget offering, the Pixel 3A according to leaked renders of billboard ads for the Google-made device posted by Evan Blass.

Leaked images of the supposed iPhone SE 2 or 'iPhone 9' show a device with a 4.7-inch display just the iPhone 8, which Apple released nearly two-and-a-half years ago.

The iPhone XR (pictured above) is among Apple's newest 'budget' offerings, despite retailing at a rather hefty $599. A rumored iPhone SE 2 (or iPhone 9) is anticipated to cost $399, analysts say.

I would put money on the Chancellor's Budget this Wednesday being radically different to the one Rishi Sunak envisaged just over three weeks ago when he stepped into Sajid Javid's shoes.

UK mother Dawn Robertson told the Facebook group Mrs Hinch Made Me Do It that her daughter, 12, had bought budget tape from eBay in order to decorate her room with a fun DIY twist.

Trump announced a $4.8trillion budget proposal on Sunday that will slash spending on foreign aid and social safety nets but will request $2billion to build wall at US-Mexico border.

The White House is releasing President Trump's $4.8 trillion election year budget proposal, which slashes funding for social safety net programs.

Announces special scheme for leather & footwear industries for creating employment

It proposes zero customs and excise duties on certain items related to cashless transaction devices

For passenger safety, a fund to be created with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh cr over a period of 5 years

Government aims to take strategic crude oil reserve capacity to 15.33 MMT with two new facilities

Focus on infrastructure is bound to channel lot of growth opportunities for downstream industries

However, this will require investments in grid management and digitisation of the grid

The fact that impact of demonetisation will not spill over to the next year augur well for industry

However, there are certain reductions in duties of components to promote domestic manufacturing

Some steps to cover recycling cost of end-of-life product would have helped e-waste recycling sector

Niche sectors such as robotics, will benefit hugely from skill development programs

Lagging behind in biosciences is not good for social security and strategic national security

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large

However, there are no significant steps for enabling access of feedstock to petrochemicals industry

While agriculture got allocations of Rs 13,741 cr, fisheries & aquaculture received only Rs 401 cr

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies

Knowledge-driven services for agriculture can bring a revolution in the way farming is practiced

However, there are no remarkable announcements that the logistics sector can bank on

Domestic industry says it encourages imports with all duties such as BCD, CVD, etc being waived off

Budget's proposal to frame new rules for regulating medical devices is reassuring, says Viral Gandhi

Steps to encourage implementation of technology & its tools in Indian agriculture are positive

Investment in electronics sector will trigger an inspection & assembly related market for robots

Rs 10 lakh crores as credit to farmers is a good news for the agri and allied sector players

However, plans to improve 'Lifeline' will offer better future for logistics sector, says Areef Patel

Hike of 20.62% shows that government expects several large acquisitions to be initiated in FY18

It lays out some ambitious targets, but falls short on long term vision, says Dr Dharminder Nagar

Interior designer Rita Konig, has styled sleek New York apartments and Notting Hill pieds-à-terre. She visited Jennie Agg's Debryshire home, revealing how a room can be made more inviting.

While the finance minister did make some statements that impact the sector, he omitted some important details

A closer look at budgetary numbers highlights why Indian budgets need to be more transparent

Officials said a better indicator of productive and general expenditure will be replacing the plan and non-plan distiction that has lost relevance post Planning Commission abolition

From the next financial year, the railways will not have to pay any dividend, which will save the carrier approximately Rs 10,000 cr

The investors are looking for a safety fund for Railways