Economics / Markets

Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee called for further stimulus to offset the UK's lacklustre growth, the minutes of the latest meeting have revealed.

Asian markets snapped gains made over the past week as renewed fears of a slowdown in China's economy weighed on investors.

George Osborne is set to announce a reduction in the top rate of income tax - but with implementation postponed for a year, according to reports.

BUDGET 2012

CPI annual inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 3.6% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The Office for Budget Responsibility will revise up its growth forecasts for the UK economy in Wednesday's Budget, reports suggest.

OLD ENOUGH

European indices opened in the red on Monday, reversing some of last week's gains which lifted markets to levels unseen since last summer.

Well, it's that time of year again as we all wait for the fall-out from the forthcoming Budget.

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