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Chancellor George Osborne has announced that corporation tax will be cut to 20% in April 2015.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced in the Budget that the government will give capital gains tax (CGT) relief on sales of businesses to their employees.

The UK economy will post growth of 0.6% this year, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), a downward revision from its December forecast.

Barclays is due to announce it has awarded some of its most senior staff shares worth millions, according to reports.

The Chancellor has been urged by a leading policy expert to consider scrapping salary sacrifice to save the treasury billions of pounds a year.

The Bank of England voted 6-3 against more quantitative easing this month, saying a further round of purchases could cause an "unwarranted depreciation in sterling".

The UK Budget has been running for almost 300 years. It is a national institution with a rich history and its own customs and traditions - here are a few of the most interesting.

Richard Buxton's Schroder UK Growth trust has moved onto a wide discount following news of the manager's departure for Old Mutual Global Investors.

Investors who go it alone will have to dedicate ten hours a week to managing their portfolio in order to beat inflation, according to one external asset manager.

IFAonline today brings you LIVE coverage of all the measures from George Osborne's fourth Budget.