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Bank of England governor Mervyn King has described the current financial crisis as the "most serious" the UK has seen for at least 80 years.

Chancellor George Osborne has revealed the government will use credit easing to direct money towards small businesses.

Chancellor George Osborne will extend the council tax freeze for another year in a bid to help ease the financial burden on households, it will be announced today.

Chancellor George Osborne has signaled he is unlikely to cut taxes before the next election as the world economy faces a crisis "at least as serious" as the 2008 banking collapse.

Ministers are discussing plans to inject up to £5bn into the economy without abandoning their deficit reduction strategy, according to reports.

The European Union moved a step closer to a new treaty giving the eurozone greater fiscal integration over the weekend after Chancellor George Osborne said a new treaty was likely in the next two years.

The Chancellor has confirmed he will deliver his Autumn Statement on 29 November, on the same day as the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) issues its latest economic forecasts.

George Osborne has said the government will stick to its austerity plans, although he has had to revise down already-weak growth forecasts for the UK, prompting fresh double-dip fears.

Capital Economics' Roger Bootle is among 20 of the UK's leading economists urging the coalition to drop the 50p tax rate, calling the top levy a "self-defeating" way for the Treasury to raise money because it risks driving away the nation's wealth creators...