Manufacturing output plummets
Manufacturing output fell at its sharpest rate for nearly three years in March, official data showed today, as the Bank of England met for its latest interest rate decisi...
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How child trust funds work
Which is the right child trust fund for your little treasure? To help you choose, Jobs & Money is now running a table in our best buy guides giving you details of the...
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Beware the big, black hole
Full employment, low interest rates, low inflation, no more boom and bust - Gordon Brown's proud list of successes has been at the top of Labour's agenda for the past few...
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Clear Channel to sell its entertainment arm
Clear Channel, America's largest radio group, yesterday said it intends to spin off its entertainment unit into a separate business, including almost 30 venues in Britain...
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What the parties will mean for your pocket
You can tell an election campaign is in full swing when the parties start accusing each other of having "hidden" agendas, plans to increase taxes or secret policies on cu...
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Oil boom helps Treasury top up empty tanks
Surging oil prices have boosted tax revenues in recent months to the extent that the shortfall in the government's finances is likely to be considerably smaller than prev...
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Family businesses face higher tax bills
More than 200,000 family businesses face crippling tax bills as a result of an Inland Revenue victory in the high court yesterday.
Accountants said husband and wife fir...
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Tories take a chance on negative campaign
The general election campaign descended into probably the most negative and personal of any post-war campaign yesterday, forcing Labour strategists to consider whether to...
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Whitbread curtails expansion as pubs and club sales falter
Leisure conglomerate Whitbread became the latest company to warn of waning consumer spending as it announced a scaling-back of expansion plans for its pub restaurants and...
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Labour risks tax increase, warns IMF
The International Monetary Fund yesterday warned the government to rein in spending growth or risk having to raise taxes to get the public finances back on a sustainable ...
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