George Osborne

Labour did not do a very good job with its 13 years in power, apparently...

Child benefit is to be scrapped for higher rate taxpayers from 2013, Chancellor George Osborne has announced, in a move that will save the government £1bn.

George Osborne has been accused of undermining the Treasury's new economic watchdog by appointing one of his own officials to run operations.

David Norgrove's replacement at The Pensions Regulator will be paid £53,000 less than the outgoing chairman.

The government plans to save money by distributing National Insurance numbers via a letter rather than a plastic card, as part of its drive to reduce the deficit.

Institute of Fiscal Studies director Robert Chote has been selected as the preferred chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

Chancellor George Osborne will scrap the Pre-Budget Report this year and replace it with a slimmed-down autumn statement.

Leading UK statisticians are questioning government plans to link the state pension and other key benefits to the consumer prices index (CPI).

Tenet says it has provided more than £1m in financial support to its adviser firms - helping to bridge the funding gap left by banks unwilling to lend to small businesses.

The Government has announced a policy of cutting across all departments. Peter Barnett assesses what this regime of a thousand cuts means for the protection and health intermediary