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George Osborne has widened the investment universe for venture capital trusts (VCTs), removing the £1m investment limit per company rule, it was announced in today's Autumn Statement.

The IFA community and other observers were quick to react to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement on Twitter. Here are some of the best tweets.

The government will freeze the annual exempt amount for capital gains tax (CGT), but will offer other routes for people cut tax liabilities.

The Chancellor has extended the small business rate relief holiday for another six months until April 2013.

Our round-up of Chancellor George Osborne's key economic announcements from today's Autumn Statement.

The Chancellor has confirmed he will unlock £20bn of pension fund assets to invest in private infrastructure in a bid to "overhaul the physical infrastructure of our nation".

George Osborne's Autumn Statement today has revealed a further increase to the levy on bank borrowing in the UK while he ruled out plans for a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a new enterprise investment scheme (EIS), giving investors 50% tax relief for investing in business start-ups.

Chancellor George Osborne has said he will expand credit lending facilities for small businesses which he expects will cut their borrowing costs by 1%.

The Office for Budget Responsibility has revised public sector net borrowing forecasts even as Chancellor George Osborne proclaims the effect of falling gilt yields.