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RBS force staff take accounts - Royal Bank of Scotland has told staff they must take out one of company's bank accounts face disciplinary action 6.4m yet claim bank charges - Millions who are entitled refund of unfair bank charges are failing make claim, with many fearing retaliation, according study



RBS force staff to take accounts  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Royal Bank of Scotland has told staff they must take out one of the company's bank accounts or face disciplinary action
6.4m yet to claim bank charges  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions who are entitled to a refund of unfair bank charges are failing to make a claim, with many fearing retaliation, according to a study
Market report: Friday close  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
17.00:Reports that Wall Street giant Citigroup might throw its hat in the ring for Dutch banker ABN Amro injected life into Barclays today
Tax cut could cost charities £75m  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Charities could stand to lose £75m a year as a result of the 2p cut in the basic rate of income tax, analysis showed today
Sainsbury bid faces pension killer blow  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Sainsbury's shares slid today after the supermarkets giant's pension fund's trustees warned that it could face a £3bn black hole if it falls to private equity
Gifts to children escape IHT hit  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Tax experts have welcomed the news that gifts put into special trusts for children will not be hit by new IHT tax measures
Shares soar on Arsenal takeover talk  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Arsenal may be faltering in the Premiership but an astonishing rise in the club's shares has bought a late season bonanza in the boardroom, with fans asking who are the mystery buyers
VAT falls in the lap of the dancer  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The taxman can take a bite out of lap dancers' earnings after a High Court judge ruled today that the clubs where they perform are not liable for VAT
Hosepipe ban to be toughened up  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Millions of households face tougher restrictions on using water this summer under proposals unveiled by the Government today
Budget 2007: The big losers revealed  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Low-paid workers, pensioners and even those earning £40,000 a year will be worse off as a result of the Budget tax and NI changes, say experts
Budget 2007: Sting in the tail of 2p cut  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The surprise 2p income tax cut appeared to leave many better off, but a sting in the tail axed the lowest tax rate and raised National Insurance
Air fare war on the cards  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Air fares between Heathrow and the US could fall after European Union ministers backed a deal to create more competition in the transatlantic market
Chips to fish out the fake cigarettes  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Every cigarette pack made in the UK will in future contain an electronic chip in a bid to clamp down on counterfeit cigarettes
The Sony paystation  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The launch of Sony's Play-Station 3 at midnight tonight has been overshadowed by claims the games console is a rip-off
Standard Life to slash 1,000 jobs  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Life and pensions group Standard Life said today it plans to strip another 1,000 jobs from its business over the next two years
Budget 2007: What it means to us  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Hardworking couple Kevin and Georgie Sansby see no cause for celebration in the final Gordon Brown Budget, but pensioners could be better off
Budget 2007: Main points at a glance  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown chopped 2p off the basic rate of tax in his eleventh and final Budget. Here is our guide to the main announcements in his Budget speech
Budget 2007: Shock income tax cut to 20p  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Families with children and pensioners were clear winners in Gordon Brown's Budget but even with the surprise 2p income tax cut, not everyone will be better off
Budget 2007: A 50% raid on gambling profits  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
A new 50% tax on the profits of larger casinos will reverse years of favourable treatment for the gambling trade
Council tax 'not broken' claims report  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Homes worth more than £2.5m could pay more council tax under reforms proposed by the long-awaited report into local authority funding
'Supersewer' could add £40 to bills  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Plans for a £2bn 'supersewer' for London were due to be given the go-ahead today - Experts warned the project could add £40 to the average water bill
Another rate rise 'just weeks off'  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The 11.6m homeowners with mortgages were put on red alert yesterday that a fourth interest rate rise could be just weeks away
Barclays bank scandal exposed  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
A BBC undercover reporter worked at Barclays for four months. She discovered dishonesty, contempt for customers and a ruthless sales culture
Cheap CD imports halted by court  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Music fans will no longer be able to buy cheap CDs and DVDs from internet stores that bring in supplies from outside Europe
Britain hits the high notes  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The one bit of the budget forecast that appears to be indisputable is the buoyant rate of economic growth at 3%
30 Second Guide To Capital Allowances  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team look at the tax relief given to businesses to encourage the rebuilding of infrastructure
Why we're Browned off  [03/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Brown has tried to force as many people as possible onto tax credits and means-tested allowances. But those who choose to stand on their own feet have been more highly taxed.