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Unions have lost their appeal against the judicial review that backed the government's decision to use the Consumer Prices Index for uprating public sector pensions.

BUDGET 2012

High earners with pension savings of £1.8m have just two and half weeks to apply for fixed protection or face a tax charge of £165,000, a law firm has warned.

CPI annual inflation fell to 3.4% in February, down from 3.6% in January, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The Office for Budget Responsibility will revise up its growth forecasts for the UK economy in Wednesday's Budget, reports suggest.

The government has launched a scheme to help small businesses access cheaper finance through discounts on loans.

Chancellor George Osborne is to set out plans in tomorrow's Budget to give 20 million people a detailed breakdown of how their taxes are spent.

Restrictive covenants in advisers' employment contracts will continue to be enforced despite Towry's High Court loss, according to the law firm that represented Raymond James.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is facing calls to investigate London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone.

The High Court is poised to decide whether workers of pensionable age who have been made bankrupt could be forced to draw their pension to pay off creditors.