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£20bn tax rises and spending cuts ahead - The UK faces £20bn a year of tax rises and spending cuts to get the public finances back into balance, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned



£20bn tax rises and spending cuts ahead  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
The UK faces £20bn a year of tax rises and spending cuts to get the public finances back into balance, the Institute of Fiscal Studies has warned
Banks' interest trick 'robbing older savers'  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Pensioners are being deprived of thousands of pounds worth of interest by banks who dump savings from high interest accounts into those with minimal returns
Stock market report: Wednesday latest  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
13.00:Shares of Lloyds Banking Group continue to be overshadowed by the prospect of full nationalisation following its takeover of rival HBOS
Asda to create 7,000 new jobs this year  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Supermarket chain Asda will create 7,000 new jobs this year with the opening of 14 new stores and the planned expansion of 15 existing sites
Six arrested over £420m Stock Exchange fraud  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Spanish police have arrested six people in connection with a $600m (£420m) fraud on the London Stock Exchange
Critics dismiss £2.3bn car industry rescue  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
A rescue package worth up to £2.3bn for Britain's ailing car industry was last night dismissed as a damp squib by union leaders and the Conservatives
Elderly spending £6bn in savings on care  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
The elderly and their families spent £6bn of their own savings shoring up the state care system last year, a new report reveals
Pound creeps up on dollar as Fed meets  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
The pound rallied for a third day against a weakening dollar today as the US Federal Reserve met to discuss new ways to ease the credit crunch
Lloyds planned pay rises after £17bn bail-out  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Plans were drawn up for big increases in boardroom pay at High Street bank Lloyds after it received billions of pounds of support from the taxpayer
Bleak times ahead warn bank bosses  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Weak boards and regulator blamed for crisis  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Incompetent bank bosses and the FSA have come under scathing attack during a highly charged meeting of the Treasury Select Committee
City speculator: Don't blame us for crisis  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
A multi-millionaire financier told MPs that accusing hedge fund speculators of causing the financial crisis was like 'blaming the passengers' in a bus crash
UN warns global jobless at 40m this year  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
More than 40m people worldwide could be added to the ranks of the jobless this year, according to a report today by the International Labour Office
Electrical goods to cost more as yen soars  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Gadget prices are set to soar on the high street because of the strength of the yen, experts warned today
Taxpayer money to fund car loans  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Car manufacturers were thrown a recession lifeline today when Lord Mandelson announced a £2.3bn plan to help the industry
World Economic Forum 2009 goes budget  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
As the world's most powerful executives fly out to Davos for the World Economic Forum, the luxury resort's hotels and restaurants are braced for tough times
Trustees face a disaster dilemma  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
How the Herd thundered into a rubbish bin  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Turner sells the FSA short  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Admiral Group and H&T  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: Pensioner told to hand back £28,000  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]
A letter of shame from British Gas  [01/28/2009 01:17 PM]