George Osborne

The Chancellor will use Wednesday's Budget to announce the biggest clampdown on tax avoidance since 2004, raising twice as much as the £500m a year predicted when the initiative was launched last December.

Public borrowing is forecast to be lower this year in a sign the government is gaining control of the public finances.

The Chancellor is set to target executive pensions as part of a crackdown on 'hidden' pay in a Budget aimed at boosting economic growth this week.

Mark Green, head of tax and estate planning at Legal & General, offers his tips on what tax changes to expect in next Wednesday's Budget.

Members of the Bank of England court revealed yesterday they are "uncomfortable" with governor Mervyn King's involvement in politics.

Chancellor George Osborne has refused to scrap the 50p tax rate on high earners in this month's Budget, despite pressure from the City and Conservatives.

Goldman Sachs European economist Ben Broadbent will replace Andrew Sentance as external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

The Treasury could scrap civil servants' right to keep their pensions when their services are bought out by private sector companies.

UK Chancellor George Osborne's austerity plan has received the backing of the US Treasury Secretary.

George Osborne has been attacked by Baroness Eaton, Tory chair of the Local Government Association, over plans to increase pension contributions for council staff.