MPs attack pensions change as confusing
MPs yesterday accused the government of pushing through the new system of direct payment of pensions and benefits into bank accounts simply to save money and without rega...
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Fabians call for more tax on royals
The royal family should pay tax on their private income and wealth just like other citizens, according to a report released today.
The report on the future of the monar...
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Halifax plans 'clear card
Less than 24 hours after a powerful Treasury select committee lambasted the credit card industry for failing to provide customers with easily understandable product infor...
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MPs lambast card issuers
Credit card bosses are encouraging consumer debt by allowing customers to "tiptoe to disaster", according to the chairman of the Treasury select committee, John McFall.
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Tax loophole may have bought Chelsea
A senior Russian tax official has reprimanded Chelsea's owner Roman Abramovich for using a loophole in the country's tax legislation to avoid paying 10 billion roubles (?...
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Hands dubious about hotel plan
Guy Hands, the corporate financier, has privately conceded that talks with Saudi billionaire Prince al-Waleed bin Talal about a deal to rescue hotel chain Le Meridien are...
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NatWest took credit where none was due
I pay my NatWest Visa credit card bill in full each month by direct debit. In the past, if my statement showed that I was near my credit limit and I needed to go on using...
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Credit and store cards 'outrage
MPs and consumer groups this week launched their fiercest attack yet on credit card and store card operators for charging "outrageous" rates of interest.
Consumer groups...
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Aid to a better approach
Save the Children's criticism of World Bank programmes to reduce rates of malnutrition in poor countries (World Bank poverty drive a failure, July 3) demands more careful...
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We don't like paying to see credit files
When people are rejected for credit, they are usually told to obtain a copy of their file from one of the two major credit-checking agencies, Experian or Equifax. The min...
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