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George Osborne has said estates will benefit from a 10% discount in inheritance tax (IHT) if they leave part of the money to charity, though the cut translates to just a 4% reduction in the final bill.

The Chancellor has scrapped next week's planned rise in fuel duty as part of a package of sweeteners to help "hard-up" families.

It took George Osborne a little under one hour to deliver his second package of measures as Chancellor today.

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the government will implement a single-tier state pension.

George Osborne's Budget was better-than-expected for non-doms as many will have feared far harsher tax increases, KPMG says.

Lord Hutton's recommendations for public sector pension reform have been backed by the Treasury, with Chancellor George Osborne saying there would be no "cherry picking" from his proposals.

Chancellor George Osborne reports in today's Budget the government will extend the Support for the Mortgage Interest Scheme until 2013.

Chancellor George Osborne has set out an array of business-friendly measures as he looks to the private sector to rejuvenate the nation's economy.

George Osborne today announced a £250m package to help 10,000 first-time buyers get onto the property ladder in the Budget today.

Chancellor George Osborne has announced "sweeping changes" will be made to Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS) to boost small businesses.