The Lib Dems would more than double the rate of capital gains tax (CGT) to put it on a par with income tax.
The Tories have confirmed new businesses will pay no National Insurance (NI) in their initial year for the first ten employees, during the opening two years of a Conservative government.
Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable have kicked off the election campaign with a live televised debate on the economy which saw them trading blows on issues including the national debt, financial services regulation and long term care.
Labour peer and donor Lord Paul will end his controversial "non-dom" status from the next tax year, he has confirmed.
Around 110,000 women could miss out on thousands of pounds in retirement because they were born just a day too early to benefit from pension rule changes, Liberal Democrat research suggests.
Hard on the heels of losing badly on points in the high court on Friday, the government now faces the prospect of being defeated in Parliament over its wretched attempts to wriggle out of paying compensation to those who lost out in the collapse of Equitable...
Pension campaigners have expressed their delight at the House of Lords support for the establishment of a pension protection lifeboat fund.
The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to consider the creation of stakeholder products for equity release though NS&I, in an attempt to help the ‘asset rich, income poor' sections of society.
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed it is to appeal against the verdict of the Judicial Review which found the government guilty of providing misleading information on the security of occupational pensions.
Following a court victory earlier this week pension campaigners are stepping up the pressure on the government to provide compensation with a special briefing note for MPs.