George Osborne
Economics / Markets
The Chancellor, George Osborne, is taking legal action against the EU over plans to give a pan-European superviser far-reaching powers to ban or limit the short-selling of financial products, the Financial Times reports.
01 June 2012
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Tax Planning
Chancellor George Osborne has done a U-turn on plans to cap tax relief on charitable donations.
31 May 2012
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Tax Planning
The Chancellor will not press ahead with the so-called 'pasty tax' after agreeing the plans were too complex and burdensome to business, according to reports.
29 May 2012
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Regulation
Andrew Tyrie, the chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, has asked George Osborne to respond to suggestions from Barclays that retrospective tax action taken against the bank earlier this year was "unwarranted".
29 May 2012
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Economics / Markets
Chancellor George Osborne has said the UK government is making contingency plans for a Greek exit from the euro as the crisis in the region reaches a "critical" point.
22 May 2012
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Tax Planning
The Chancellor has expressed his "shock" that some of the country's wealthiest people are able to organise their finances so they pay "virtually no" income tax.
10 April 2012
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Tax Planning
Millions of people will be affected by tax and benefit changes coming into force on Friday - changes Labour has labelled a "tax bombshell".
05 April 2012
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