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Secret green tax blitz - Secret plans for multi-billion-pound package of stealth taxes fuel, cars, air travel consumer goods have been drawn up ITV plans bid for media firm SMG - ITV is weighing up an offer for troubled media group SMG, which owns Virgin Radio as well as commercial television franchise for Scotland



Secret green tax blitz  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Secret plans for a multi-billion-pound package of stealth taxes on fuel, cars, air travel and consumer goods have been drawn up
ITV plans bid for media firm SMG  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
ITV is weighing up an offer for troubled media group SMG, which owns Virgin Radio as well as the commercial television franchise for Scotland
Market report: Friday Close  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The FTSE 100 was dragged down again, with Hanson investors frustrated again as another suitor ignored the company
Murdoch faces fight with BSkyB investors  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
BSkyB will report a slow start to its financial year at this week's annual meeting
Bailiffs risk losing huge courts deal  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
One of the country's biggest firms of bailiffs could lose a lucrative Government contract if a report produces evidence of malpractice
Taxman targets Elton  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Legendary spender Sir Elton John is successfully touring America - but the taxman is not far behind his finances
Jump racing is a favourite  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Jump racing has become big business, with hundreds of millions of pounds of investment creating thousands of jobs
Home brew is a hit for Polish plumbers  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Thirsty Polish plumbers have sent sales of their favourite domestic beer soaring in the UK, according to brewer SABMiller
Traditional retailers 'to make comeback'  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Butchers, bakers, and perhaps even candlestick makers, face a revival in their fortunes at the expense of the rest of the High Street
Banks claw back card fee losses  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Banks are hitting customers with higher charges when they go over their authorised overdraft - attempting to make up ground lost on lower credit card default fees
Loans website slapped with fine  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
A high-profile lender has been fined £455,000 fine for failures that could have led to 14,400 customers being wrongly sold insurance on loans
Newcastle Utd confirm bid talks  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Newcastle United has confirmed takeover talks with investment firm Belgravia Group are ongoing but that no firm offer had been tabled.
Parking penalty for gas-guzzlers  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Motorists will be charged hundreds of pounds to park outside their own homes in a scheme which is expected to spread nationwide
City pay soars by 21%  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
City workers hit the jackpot with record pay rises of up to 21% last year - while the rest of the country got next to nothing| Analysis: Do City workers earn their keep?
£8bn of benefits unclaimed  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The government has admitted that up to £8bn in state benefits is not being claimed by those who are entitled to it
Green at heart of Everton battle  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Billionaire rag trader Sir Philip Green is the secret power broker in the bitter, multi-million-pound struggle for control of Everton Football Club
Women close the pay gap  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Women are rapidly closing the pay gap with men, with the difference now at its lowest since records began in 1938. The average man's wage is now £487 a week
Help needed for green homes  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The Government was accused today of failing to provide enough incentives for homeowners to save energy
Tony Hetherington investigates  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
This week the ace investigator looks into yet another aggressive share pusher, and also takes Talk Talk to task about shoddy service
Labour will inherit the wrath of the week  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The Financial Mail on Sunday personal finance editor calls for an overhaul of the Inheritance Tax system as ordinary people get caught up
Midas updates the dogs  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker gives an update on its Dogs of the Footsie portfolio, as a couple of companies are ditched
30 second guide to Rajars  [10/29/2006 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City team give a quick guide to the the radio audience measures