The 50p top rate of income tax will be reduced to 45p from April next year, Chancellor George Osborne announced this afternoon.

IFAonline today brings you LIVE coverage of all the measures in what some observers are dubbing a "Budget for the rich".

Chancellor George Osborne is to set out plans in tomorrow's Budget to give 20 million people a detailed breakdown of how their taxes are spent.

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With the Chancellor seemingly just as likely to speak to the press as to policymakers in the build-up to a Budget, we round some of this week's likely measures...

Outsourcing business Capita is close to securing a deal to acquire Bluefin Advisory Services from French insurance giant Axa, according to reports.

The Chancellor, George Osborne, is set to make a cut to the top rate of income tax his headline measure in next week's Budget, as the Liberal Democrats have eased their opposition to the move in exchange for other concessions.

Richard Brasher, the chief executive of Tesco's UK operations, is set to step down from his role after one of the most difficult trading periods in the supermarket giant's recent history, according to reports.

The UK's prized AAA credit rating has been put on "negative outlook" by Fitch, the second ratings agency to warn of a possible economic downgrade.

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