Details of how firms can take advantage of a Business Payment Support Service unveiled in today's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) are now available.

Alistair Darling outlined a raft of initiatives this afternoon in his Pre-Budget Report aimed at resolving problems within the mortgage market.

High earners may find pension savings more attractive following the Chancellor's hike for those earning more than £150,000.

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has used today's pre-Budget report to attack offshore banks in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, saying they "attract people with low tax rates and do not contribute to the Exchequer".

UK Chancellor Alistair Darling has used today's pre-Budget report to attack offshore banks in the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, saying they "attract people with low tax rates and do not contribute to the Exchequer".

Alistair Darling today unveiled a £7bn support package for small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) hit by what he called "unprecedented" market conditions.

The FTSE100 was closing in on a staggering 9% climb on Monday after Alistair Darling delivered his Pre-Budget Report (PBR).

The UK economy will only start to recover in 2010 with economic output forecast to fall by more than 1% in 2009, according to Chancellor Alistair Darling.

Poverty amongst pensioners is "spiraling out of control" with one in four approaching retirement in debt, a study suggests.

The Chancellor is being urged to issue more long-dated debt by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), to help the UK in the coming recession.