Government gets tough with town halls over driving down council tax rises
Councils will be forced to keep tax rises in low single figures next year under tough measures being prepared by the government to drive down town hall bills.
With infl...
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Abbey National life arm survives takeover
The new Spanish owners of Abbey National will not be selling off its troubled life-insurance arm, despite speculation that they were keen to get rid of the costly operati...
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Be choosy on credit, warns OFT
The Office of Fair Trading today launched a campaign urging consumers to shop around when choosing a credit deal.
A survey conducted by the OFT showed that a third of p...
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IT news
Scam busters
The Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) is providing a website to advise internet users on guarding against online scams and threats. The l...
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Parmalat
What is Parmalat alleged to have done?
Parmalat, an Italian company specialising in long-life milk, is suspected of having perpetrated a massive fraud. Billions of euro...
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Am I liable for fraudulent use of my bank card?
Q My Cahoot replacement card was sent to my previous address, as I had not managed to update my address details in time. The card, which was sent out in an active state, ...
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Amnesia adds to moving bills
People pay £224m a year in fines for missed payments and interest charges when moving house, new research showed yesterday.
Nearly a quarter of families forget to t...
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Rifkind rejected investigation into death at sea to avert insurance claim
John Major's Conservative government refused to hold a British inquiry into the death of the publishing tycoon Robert Maxwell because they privately feared it would raise...
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Dilemma over public services
The political battle over the future of public services was muddied yesterday by evidence from the Audit Commission that most people do not want tax revenues to be spent ...
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ATM fraud 'up 85%
Cash machine fraud has soared by 85%, causing losses of ?61m during the past year, according to figures released today by the card payment industry.
The Association of ...
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