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No Robin Hood Budget: Over half of Brits say they will be worse off

Hopes of a Robin Hood Budget have been shattered with Brits saying the Budget has helped high earners more than low and middle income families, according to new research from uSwitch.com. While a third (36%) say that the Budget helps …

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Reducing fuel duty will save UK household budgets more than £1 billion

To coincide with planned demonstrations calling for Chancellor George Osborne to reduce petrol prices by 5p per litre, Green Flag has calculated the estimated saving for British households

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What a lovely bird… and only £12

Asda is top of the festive penny-pinching chart with a turkey for just £12.00.   As Christmas day gets closer its time to start hunting for that perfect turkey and

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The formula for a budget Christmas

WITH almost half of Christmas shoppers planning to spend less on gifts this year, boffins have come up with a formula to help thrifty gift-givers save money.   'The Gift

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Primark exceeds expectations and plans expansion

Further Primark stores will continue to open, despite the retail giant seeing a dip in full-year profits.

However although the stores profits are thought to

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EU Budget: “We need to spend better, not to spend more”

Minister for Europe David Lidington was joined by 7 EU Ministers in arguing against the budget rise proposed by the EU Commission for 2014-2020.   In a joint statement today,

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Mid-week weddings on the up in budget Britian

More and more couples are choosing to wed on a weekday. In the most recent figures only 60% of couples married on a traditional Saturday in England and

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Government to suspend general budget support to Malawi

Malawi will no longer receive general budget support from the UK Government, Andrew Mitchell announced today. The International Development Secretary took the decision after the Government of Malawi

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Senior investment adviser at Bestinvest comments on yesterday’s budget

The announcement to cut corporation tax down to 23% over the next 3 years, making it the lowest in the G7 should be a boost to the UK's

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OFWAT raise families water bills

Some families face water bills in excess of £500-a-year after price rises as high as 8.2 percent were announced this week by the Industry regulator Ofwat. This is

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