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Day: 3 December 2014

Autumn Statement: Comment

Will business relocate to a low-tax Northern Ireland and will oil tax cuts save the North Sea?

Help for the oil industry, airline passengers and homebuyers, even something for hard-pressed savers. This Autumn Statement was never billed as a give-away mini-budget, but the Chancellor threw us moreRead More

Income tax thresholds rise; cut to APD

Tax-cutting Osborne throws down gauntlet to Swinney

Chancellor George Osborne today unveiled a package of tax cuts that will be seen as a direct challenge to the Scottish government. He announced a cut in air passenger dutyRead More

Wealth manager 'tackling issues'

Brewin Dolphin pays price of software system setback

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin saw its bottom line shaken after taking a multi-million pound hit on a new software installation which had to be abandoned. Together with other exceptional costs,Read More

Chancellor to stick to austerity budget

Osborne plans to tackle deficit and cut oil taxes

George Osborne will today set out a three-year plan to eradicate the public deficit and pave the way for income tax cuts. Despite the growth in the economy, analysts believeRead More