Chancellor

Chancellor expected to scrap higher rate tax relief

Will announce tax relief changes in Budget

Proposed reforms miss 'fundamental point'

Could the Budget bring quick changes?

Sudden and sharp tax rises or spending cuts could be on the horizon because of Chancellor George Osborne's "inflexible" budget surplus target, independent economists have said.

Budget could include pension tax reform

The Treasury is to delay its decision on whether or not to change the way pensions are taxed until at least next year's Budget, George Osborne said in the House of Commons.

Advisers and other financial services stakeholders have questioned the relationship between the Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following chief executive Martin Wheatley's somewhat surprising exit from the watchdog.

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