News Archive for June 2008

How the traditional two-parent family is at higher risk of poverty ... - Daily Mail

through the tax credit system on average ... Work and Pension. Balancing the books: Two-parent ... getting less tax credits than single-parent families ... week in tax credits. But couples with ... working got tax credits worth £98 a ... Tax credits 'too flawed' to help poorest ... 'Most families who received in-work tax ... For these families in-work tax credits did ... over 10p tax band More than one ... the 10p tax band, MPs said last ... over the tax changes. But the concessions ... a simplified tax system, freeing up a

Saturday June 28 2008, 01:50AM

Prudential scraps plans to redistribute orphan assets - The Independent

Pensions Insurance Tax Financial Directory Extras Features ... to pay pension mis-selling compensation and shareholder ... assets for tax and compensation – a ... costs against tax, says HMRC 3 LVMH

Saturday June 28 2008, 12:53AM

Nationwide in firing line for'slashing'top-line interest rates - Guardian Unlimited

benefits or pension". Customers get a cash

Friday June 27 2008, 11:56PM

Tempus Ten take a turn for the worse — with a nasty surprise - Times Online

tax domicile outside the UK and, ... from its pension fund. However, yesterday’s purchase

Friday June 27 2008, 11:41PM

An age-old problem - Daily Telegraph

and falling pension payouts mean that more ... beyond State Pension Age but often in ... the more tax they are likely to

Friday June 27 2008, 09:18PM

Job fears at Prudential as staffing review launched - Edinburgh News

of key pension and savings markets as

Friday June 27 2008, 08:42PM

UK economy weakened as consumers spend their savings - Guardian Unlimited

markets, higher tax payments and a reduction ... income in pension funds. Howard Archer at

Friday June 27 2008, 06:05PM

Taxation of dividends: Commission formally requests the Czech Republic ... - eGov Monitor

to foreign pension funds are taxed ... to domestic pension funds. For the ... by foreign pension funds. The two ... to eliminate tax discrimination in pension ... field for pension investments, to the ... an occupational pension." Outbound dividends to ... Italy levies a tax of 11% ... by Italian pension funds, whereas dividends ... Italy to pension funds established elsewhere ... Italian withholding tax at an effective ... a withholding tax of 15 % ... and foreign pension funds. However, domestic ... effectively pay tax on these dividends: ... the withholding tax against corporation tax ... their corporate tax base), or they ... the withholding tax. Pension funds established ... 15% withholding tax on the dividends ... that Czech pension funds are effectively ... dividends, whereas pension funds from elsewhere ... States pay tax at a rate ... paid to pension funds established in ... Czech pension funds are not subject ... a withholding tax on the interest ... in their tax base. Interest paid ... pension funds established elsewhere in the ... a withholding tax of 15%. In ... pay 5% tax on income from ... The higher tax on income from ... by foreign pension funds may dissuade ... the higher tax. Equally, companies established ... from foreign pension funds. The higher ... of foreign pension funds thus results ... the foreign pension funds, it may ... to foreign pension funds, the Commission

Friday June 27 2008, 11:53AM

Priorities on poverty - Irish Times

reforming the pension system and limiting tax ... reforming the pension system. It was urged ... cent of tax relief goes to top ... rate of tax relief for pensions would ... spending and pension reforms, rather than scaling

Friday June 27 2008, 01:16AM

Gordon Brown's legacy will be pensioner inequality - Daily Telegraph

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Friday June 27 2008, 12:04AM

Stansted secrets must be published - Financial Times

Secret government data on contentious plans to build a second runway at Stansted airport must be made public, the privacy watchdog has ordered, in a ruling that further extends ...

Monday June 23 2008, 03:01AM

Salmond set to raise issue of ‘Scotland’s oil’ at Westminster - Herald

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Monday June 23 2008, 02:18AM

Gordon Brown: Not such a good Chancellor, not such a bad Prime ... - Times Online

the private pension system by introducing a ... tax, but he was right to give ... on policy TAX the middleclass steve tea

Monday June 23 2008, 12:23AM

Treasury is one of the few UK winners from the surge in oil prices - Daily Telegraph

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Monday June 23 2008, 12:09AM

Stansted secrets to be published - Financial Times

Secret government data on contentious plans to build a second runway at Stansted airport must be made public, the privacy watchdog has ordered, in a ruling that further extends ...

Sunday June 22 2008, 11:04PM

Battle for justice on pensions - This is Money

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Sunday June 22 2008, 08:53AM

Is technology killing Britain? - This is Southampton

form, collect pension money or pay a ... your car tax, apply for a passport ... up a pension online no longer means

Sunday June 22 2008, 05:25AM

Low-cost pensions could cost UK employees £10bn - Edinburgh News

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) ... the low-cost pension scheme due to come ... replace" existing pension provision. The Government is ... cent in tax relief. The full article

Sunday June 22 2008, 12:17AM

Huge differences between pensions - yorkshirepost

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Saturday June 21 2008, 08:54AM

How safe is your final salary pension? - This is Money

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Saturday June 21 2008, 04:58AM

Why this is a good time to retire - BBC News

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Wednesday June 18 2008, 02:38AM

What made the butler sore - Daily Telegraph

them a pension, where they shared a ... week after tax, including accommodation. A month ... When I asked about my tax position ... to a tax office to inquire about

Wednesday June 18 2008, 01:33AM

Cost of living soars at fastest rate since records began as inflation ... - Daily Mail

mess are tax rises on family cars ... and council tax.' Liberal Democrat Treasury ... and bust, tax and spend, the power ... spend, over tax and no prudent saving

Tuesday June 17 2008, 11:17PM

Reports round-up - Socialist Worker

such as tax credits. Since its announcement ... new, inferior pension scheme that the company ... its new pension scheme will almost certainly

Tuesday June 17 2008, 06:24PM

Pensioners cannot'afford to retire'- Daily Telegraph

and council tax bills, are forcing thousands ... a state pension, which is just £90 ... catastrophe in pension savings which means more ... a generous pension for another 30+ years ... The government still gets tax and won't ... out the pension. The employer gets experienced ... on their pension funds. I expect both ... like no pension crisis at all. If

Tuesday June 17 2008, 04:51PM

Analysis: Why inflation will remain high - This is Money

Small business Tax & wills How to ... Isas Endowments Bank charges Inheritance tax Premium ... French oil tax cap Minister tells boom ... with relentless tax rises, are forming an ... basic state pension each year have simply ... the state pension to at least £124 ... a state pension the truth is we ... our meagre pension. This is all the

Tuesday June 17 2008, 03:32PM

Governor admits inflation may rise above 4% - Times Online

and council tax, rose to 4.3 ... back unpaid tax for up to 6 ... for overpaid tax. Not a level playing ... the month pension rises are based on ... consider, council tax, house hold insurance, car ... The most deadly TAX known to man ... CUT FUEL TAX. But we cannot seriously ... used for pension increases The true rate

Tuesday June 17 2008, 02:13PM

Upswing in green investment market - Engineer Live

Governments are offering subsidies and tax relief ... Additionally, pension funds are directing their money ... regulation is expected soon wherein pension

Tuesday June 17 2008, 11:00AM

Why we all count the cost of our grossly overpaid MPs - yorkshirepost

pay and pension. It has been obvious ... damaged UK pension schemes by withdrawing tax ... The 10p tax fiasco is just one

Tuesday June 17 2008, 09:41AM

Money saving clinic - Guardian Blogs

I have a current pension pot of ... month after tax but need help in ... reclaim 40% tax plus my company give ... 8% company tax on wage if i ... into a pension at the moment as ... I sthere any other tax efficient areas ... in my pension savings by reclaiming my ... I'm self-employed, so have no pension plan ... pay considerable tax on it. If I ... into a pension to avoid tax it ... Also, I have a basic pension which ... month after tax (with little scope for ... food,council tax, utilities, rent etc. When ... won't pay tax on your savings, or ... for a pension which as yet I ... put all into pension pot/all into ... no company pension fund option available so ... pension money would need to be a ... be that pension scheme or high interest ... offers a pension scheme that it contributes ... than a pension. Assuming your cash Isa ... into a pension. If by that point ... a higher-rate tax payer, your savings will ... So irrespective of tax considerations, your request ... between paying tax and investing the money ... into a pension. We both have pensions

Tuesday June 17 2008, 01:56AM

Tax refund limit cut by a third - BBC News

Printable version Tax refund limit cut by ... reclaim overpaid tax for up to six ... reclaim underpaid tax for up to six ... overpaying income tax. The PAYE system can't ... up overpaying tax. Anita Monteith, Institute of ... and align tax penalties. Anita Monteith, Tax ... Box that tax on pensions was often ... a state pension and two or three ... up overpaying tax as a result." Mistakes ... too much tax with almost a third ... The charity Tax Help for Older People ... 8 billion in overpaid tax in 2005 ... too much tax on their savings interest ... should pay tax or not. Anita Monteith ... to pay tax - older people and ... R85 so tax is not deducted. "Claiming ... Overpaid tax 14 Jun 08 |  Moneybox ... hits workers' tax refunds 23 May 08 |  ... for simpler tax forms 15 May 08 | 

Saturday June 14 2008, 03:43PM

Obama wants payroll tax on incomes above $250,000 - Guardian Unlimited

wants payroll tax on incomes above $250 ... Social Security tax ``on every dime they ... 2 percent payroll tax is now applied ... Under Obama's plan, the tax would not ... the additional tax, like the current one ... Social Security tax. Friday marked the first ... to the tax, ``but today he's attacking ... of their tax dollars, a few of ... The total Social Security tax rate of ... about their pension fund investments, he said

Saturday June 14 2008, 12:12AM

Queen's Birthday Honours: Full list - The Independent

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Saturday June 14 2008, 12:05AM

The fatal flaw - Economist.com

defined-contribution (DC) pension plans and the decline ... interest rates, tax rates, inflation and longevity; ... plans makes pension coverage possible for more ... have shifted, pension coverage has stayed fairly

Friday June 13 2008, 11:29PM

June 9th: Frail lady is victim of the hard sell - Northampton Chronicle

Why is pension being taxed? I became ... my state pension last November at 60 ... full single pension as I am divorced ... by my tax office that I am ... pay the tax on my pension, otherwise ... complete a tax return form and be ... a tax demand to pay the tax ... my state pension, reducing my income. I ... life, paying tax and national insurance and ... to pay tax on my state pension ... when the tax allowance goes up. I ... is state pension? Surely this is something ... of 10p tax, which of course means ... higher rate tax. It would be helpful ... my state pension, which is not a

Friday June 13 2008, 10:54PM

May 15th: We suffered 22 crimes in under a year - Northampton Chronicle

Abolish all tax credits. Make able people ... Abandon means-tested Pension Tax Credits, give in ... years-plus (without tax credits to boost wages) ... Abolish council tax, so that all residents ... by income tax, thereby also saving a

Friday June 13 2008, 10:54PM

Petrol: Army on stand-by to drive tankers amid fears other protesters ... - Daily Mail

food prices, tax and take at a

Friday June 13 2008, 04:20PM

Pensions turning into a postcode lottery in September - This is Money

Small business Tax & wills How to ... endowment Pensions Pension Protection Fund Pension pot ... to a pension? Record numbers of back-to-work ... Income funds PENSION PLANNING Top retirement topics ... Retirement guides Pension calculator Ten pension puzzlers ... and your pension Annuity Supermarket Long-term care ... tax Norwich Union, one of the biggest ... to base pension payouts on postcodes from ... less generous pension payments than regions where ... level of pension to everyone, saying the ... own personal pension . Life expectancy In England ... to a pension?  Crunch drives annuities to ... the perfect pension Print Read later Mail ... I would never trust my Pension, leave ... view of pension annuities Saving & Banking ... Mortgage vs Pension Pay off the home ... into a pension? If you get a ... in a pension? Pensions advice A campaign ... boost your pension Financial Mail's Jeff Prestridge ... deal on pension annuity income Tax Tax ... of income tax now at 20%, millions ... taking my pension? Should you delay drawing ... state pension or take the money and ... millionaire Use tax breaks and save diligently ... Strategies Boost your pension by 63% Millions ... lower-rate tax payers could now get up ... to their pension pot Pensions advice How ... Sipp Self-invested Pension Plans are booming. We ... start your pension? 20 or younger 20-25

Friday June 13 2008, 11:55AM

Flirtation with Tories won't help the poor - Guardian Unlimited

the tax-shielded pension and savings plans of

Friday June 13 2008, 01:11AM

Thank you for your post. - Daily Mail

a full pension after 22 years. There ... a full pension and a Masters, a ... lose out pension wise. It takes a ... on council tax if the husband / wife ... same council tax as everyone else. Life ... rent, council tax, food, fuel bills etc

Thursday June 12 2008, 08:10PM

Blog: Brown denies dirty deals - Cambridge News

the road tax on old polluting ... a green tax, it's a stealth ... the retrospective tax grab saying that ... 7bn tax package, announced following the ... the 10p tax rate, would continue ... prioritising inheritance tax and stamp duty ... conclude the tax package is a ... and a "tax con". The Tory ... the 10p tax rate and a ... on 10p tax, on Caroline Flint's ... ten pence tax rate: "When it ... the 10p tax rate and government ... the 10p tax rate to appear ... a tax cutter" in order to ... lowest income tax rate. Mr Brown ... of income tax. He urged the ... of the tax change earned more ... of making tax changes because the ... on income tax showed a "massive ... 10p income tax rate, he added ... the 10p tax rate would be ... pound income tax reat. Mr Hague ... of income tax to 20p and ... pay and pension rights and the ... pay and pension rights to Ghurkhas ... in car tax on four-by-fours, they ... in car tax for gas guzzler ... Capital Gains Tax and hitting the ... stregths on tax but looked just ... of Tory tax policies to the ... on inheritance tax and tackling the ... the increased tax to pay for ... the inheritance tax threshold for couples ... of inheritance tax. Mr Darling said

Thursday June 12 2008, 11:49AM

Record numbers of back-to-work OAPs - This is Money

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Thursday June 12 2008, 08:57AM

Back-to-work OAPs: Record number of pensioners cannot afford to stay ... - Daily Mail

the state pension age of 60 for ... and NHS pension were not sufficient to ... £400 state pension and £200 NHS pension ... £105 council tax every month. She does ... because the pension is inadequate? 'I want ... supplementing my pension.' Neil Duncan-Jordan, of ... over state pension age who had jobs ... 'Our state pension is a national ... full state pension gets £90.70 a ... catastrophe in pension savings which means more ... With no money in a pension pot ... Half my pitiful state pension, is robbed ... council tax. All those who can get ... Just reading about the poor pension payouts ... increase the pension to a wage that

Thursday June 12 2008, 03:07AM

Oil is too important to leave to market forces - Times Online

By reducing tax competition, such a policy ... This minimum energy tax could be raised ... through income tax cuts - at whatever ... investment by pension funds in commodities is ... if the tax measures were matched by ... others via tax channels) we will disappear ... than more tax. Rui, Lisbon, Portugal Reduce ... Discourage demand by adding tax to the ... of income tax by a carbon tax ... provide concessionary tax rates on bond and

Wednesday June 11 2008, 11:10PM

New hope on womens'pensions - This is Money

Small business Tax & wills How ... endowment Pensions Pension Protection Fund Pension ... decent state pension have been given ... to a pension? Ministers drop plans ... Income funds PENSION PLANNING Top retirement ... Retirement guides Pension calculator Ten pension ... and your pension Annuity Supermarket Long-term ... Inheritance tax Baroness Hollis of Heigham ... husband's state pension rather than qualifying ... basic state pension - now £90 ... basic state pension, compared with 85% ... full state pension. But this won't ... basic state pension, but one retiring ... relying on Pension Credit. The cost ... basic state pension. If the Government ... and decent pension settlement. I am ... to a pension?  Crunch drives annuities ... the perfect pension  Elderly's cash caught ... the best pension schemes possible (paid ... view of pension annuities Saving & ... Mortgage vs Pension Pay off the ... into a pension? If you get ... in a pension? Pensions advice A ... boost your pension Financial Mail's Jeff ... deal on pension annuity income Tax ... of income tax now at 20% ... taking my pension? Should you delay ... your state pension or take the ... millionaire Use tax breaks and save ... Strategies Boost your pension by 63% ... of lower-rate tax payers could now ... to their pension pot Pensions advice ... Sipp Self-invested Pension Plans are booming ... start your pension? 20 or younger

Wednesday June 11 2008, 06:31PM

Injured soldier wins pay review - BBC UK News

level of pension he was to receive

Wednesday June 11 2008, 12:48PM

Japan PM censured in upper house, unlikely to quit - Reuters AlertNet

unpopular petrol tax, bungling of public pension

Wednesday June 11 2008, 11:07AM

Labour's target for cutting child poverty under threat - Scotsman

benefits and tax credits if it is ... a reasonable pension, we will continue to ... £200 council tax rebate in 2005, the ... pensioners claiming tax credits, which can boost ... basic £90 pension by around £30 a ... a £160-a-week pension, said: "There are many ... the daily tax take on North Sea

Wednesday June 11 2008, 04:48AM

Czech political turmoil to stall economic reforms - Guardian Unlimited

health and pension systems is needed to ... foreign and tax policy, social reforms which ... Administrator- Pension Advisors amanda newell ltd. an

Tuesday June 10 2008, 11:59AM

ANALYSIS-Czech political turmoil to stall economic reforms - Reuters AlertNet

health and pension systems is needed to ... foreign and tax policy, social reforms which

Tuesday June 10 2008, 11:59AM

Not so suicidal after all - Guardian Unlimited

A new annual tax of personal wealth ... staunchly progressive tax policies. Pensioners would have ... basic state pension for a single pensioner

Tuesday June 10 2008, 11:37AM

Wiseman chief’s package tops £1m - Herald

a company pension contribution, a spokesman for ... far more tax efficient way of doing ... an "equivalent" pension payment worth £144,000

Monday June 09 2008, 09:11PM

Solicitor Jim Beresford makes £30m from sick miners'compensation ... - Times Online

Maybe the odd dismissal without pension rights ... the average tax payer). Michael William Lockhart ... As a tax payer I believe I

Monday June 09 2008, 08:49PM

City redundancies: how to cope financially - Daily Telegraph

to use pension tax free cash as ... Tax Make sure you have the right ... structures or tax wrappers in place to ... You may be paying 40pc tax when ... capital gains tax approach to income generation ... an income tax of 40pc, there can ... reduce the tax liability or put some ... or pay tax at a lower rate ... - the pension then pays you the ... Capital Gains Tax vehicles Gross rates of ... a forthcoming tax bill on your bonus ... where the tax liability can be deferred ... where your tax rates may be lower ... Do not ignore your pension contributions unless ... top level tax relief on your bonus ... through the pension scheme, the additional 20pc ... in between tax returns. There are many ... out of pension schemes - you don't

Monday June 09 2008, 07:38PM

City redundancies: how to negotiate a pay off - Daily Telegraph

higher rate tax payer and have severance ... only 20pc tax will be deducted immediately ... loss of tax benefits as well as ... make sure pension accrual is included in ... or further pension contributions are included for ... into your pension. The advantage of this ... to claim tax back and can therefore

Monday June 09 2008, 07:38PM

TEXT-S&P on Pemex Project Funding Master Trust notes - Reuters UK

large unfunded pension obligations and the large ... of PEMEX's tax burden the government takes ... source of tax revenues and export receipts ... a heavy tax burden that has kept ... company's unfunded pension liabilities of about $48 ... in unfunded pension liabilities, it is unlikely ... PEMEX's current tax regime will allow it ... reducing PEMEX's tax burden, so that the ... growing unfunded pension liabilities. We could lower ... rise significantly, pension liabilities grow disproportionately, and

Monday June 09 2008, 07:02PM

Annuity rates battle hots up in June - This is Money

Small business Tax & wills How to ... endowment Pensions Pension Protection Fund Pension pot ... to a pension? Pensioners still set for ... tax Elderly's cash caught in red tape ... Income funds PENSION PLANNING Top retirement topics ... Retirement guides Pension calculator Ten pension puzzlers ... and your pension Annuity Supermarket Long-term care ... tax Aegon Scottish Equitable has jumped to ... 'My £345 pension annuities boost' (pictured) • ... the perfect pension  Annuities campaign: A rebrand ...  Insurers pocketing your pension  Watchdog acts over ...  Ensure your pension beats inflation  Stop this ... a top pension Print Read later Mail ... view of pension annuities Saving & Banking ... Mortgage vs Pension Pay off the home ... into a pension? If you get a ... in a pension? Pensions advice A campaign ... boost your pension Financial Mail's Jeff Prestridge ... deal on pension annuity income Tax Tax ... of income tax now at 20%, millions ... taking my pension? Should you delay drawing ... state pension or take the money and ... millionaire Use tax breaks and save diligently ... Strategies Boost your pension by 63% Millions ... lower-rate tax payers could now get up ... to their pension pot Pensions advice How ... Sipp Self-invested Pension Plans are booming. We ... start your pension? 20 or younger 20-25

Monday June 09 2008, 10:05AM

Pension scheme'scandal in the making'- Financial Times

Pension scheme 'scandal in the making' By ... The government-sponsored national system for pension saving ... under personal pension accounts could be "hugely

Monday June 09 2008, 02:56AM

CBI chiefs defend private equity from union attack - Edinburgh News

industry uses tax breaks and acted as ... change the tax breaks currently enjoyed by ... BVCA, said pension funds were earning good

Sunday June 08 2008, 12:19AM

Labour fears Cameron could deliver Scotland to the SNP - Scotsman

10p income tax band that six or ... the 10p tax debacle, rising cost of ... the poll tax. On the first point ... the poll tax many times," sighed Mr ... the poll tax was the most egregious ... the poll tax. Baroness Thatcher was accused ... he pays tax in the UK, and ... the poll tax. Maybe the Labour MPs ... year more tax for each taxpayer.5 ... get a pension.10 No one in ... with polls tax and pit closures so ... Yes the Poll tax was brought into ... decided to tax any pension you had ... income from tax that would have been ... fictional £5000 tax bills and fictional deficits ... sovereignty can tax proudction or charge for ... their economies, tax bases and economies as ... or ex-petrol tax,NSOil about £8-12 billion ... Kicking corporation tax down to 12.5% ... reduce corporation tax only to 20%, which ... Their corporation tax rate is 25% and ... of corporation tax and generous back-to-work programmes ... the daily tax paid to the London

Saturday June 07 2008, 11:58PM

A safe port as the storms of war rage - Edinburgh News

that Weir’s pension fund deficit has soared

Saturday June 07 2008, 09:42PM

One rule for Revenue, another for taxpayers - Times Online

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Saturday June 07 2008, 08:59PM

Pay off the mortgage or add to a pension? - This is Money

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Saturday June 07 2008, 06:22PM

Wall Street dives as jobless toll leaps and oil hits a record - Times Online

billion) of tax rebates to American families

Friday June 06 2008, 09:22PM

Grandmother jailed for £600,000 benefit fraud which allowed her to ... - Daily Mail

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Friday June 06 2008, 12:10PM

Mother of all cheats - Manchester Evening News

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Friday June 06 2008, 08:43AM

Nikkei hits 5-mth closing high on dollar and oil - Guardian Unlimited

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Friday June 06 2008, 07:10AM

Profitable pensions course can lie offshore - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday June 05 2008, 11:53PM

Brown makes pledge on forces'pay - BBC News

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Thursday June 05 2008, 03:39PM

Pension Corporation in £451m Delta deal - Financial Times

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Thursday June 05 2008, 11:43AM

Adrian Hamilton: Stop knocking the banks – they've done us proud - The Independent

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Thursday June 05 2008, 06:07AM

Northumbrian warns of water price rises as costs increase - Daily Telegraph

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Thursday June 05 2008, 01:56AM

French businesses rue red tape - BBC News

flat-rate business tax of 450 euros. He ... security and pension contributions, on top of

Thursday June 05 2008, 12:23AM

Northumbrian warns on costs as profits surge - Financial Times

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 10:43PM

Elderly's cash caught in red tape trap - This is Money

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 04:31PM

A carer tries to tackle benefits system - Communitycare.co.uk

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 03:19PM

Pensioners still set for double tax - This is Money

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Wednesday June 04 2008, 10:25AM

B&B accused of bailing out underwriters at expense of shareholders - The Independent

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Tuesday June 03 2008, 01:30AM

It's Labour's flaws not Brown's - Times Online

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Monday June 02 2008, 11:21PM

LITTLEJOHN: Morning, Gordon, a quiet word in your shell-like... - Daily Mail

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Monday June 02 2008, 09:55PM

Pensioner'army'on the march - Manchester Evening News

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Monday June 02 2008, 06:35PM

African budgets caught in food-fuel price vice - Guardian Unlimited

reduced state tax and customs revenues with ... public sector pension and salary increases to

Monday June 02 2008, 02:10PM

Electronic Identity: easy access to public services across the EU - eGov Monitor

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Monday June 02 2008, 10:56AM

Union urges PM to impose windfall tax on oil companies - Accountancy Age

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Monday June 02 2008, 09:31AM

PRESS DIGEST - Financial Times - June 2 - Reuters UK

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Monday June 02 2008, 05:13AM

Brown urged to set windfall tax on oil - Financial Times

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Monday June 02 2008, 02:50AM

Minister's pensions pledge is broken - This is Money

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Sunday June 01 2008, 04:27PM