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Some drivers will have to change or quit their jobs if August's planned fuel duty increase goes ahead, an AA/Populus survey showed today.

The Government has confirmed plans to merge the basic and second state pensions.

Drivers had their hopes of avoiding another petrol pump increase later this year dashed by Chancellor George Osborne today.

Property buyers who purchase homes worth over £2 million will have to pay a significantly higher rate of stamp duty.

Smokers will be hit by higher prices as the Chancellor announced increases in tobacco duty in today's Budget. Meanwhile, the price of alcohol will rise next week.

Chancellor George Osborne is poised to water down plans to strip higher earners of child benefit, it was reported last night.

Petrol prices are set to reach an all-time high, piling pressure on Chancellor George Osborne to cut fuel taxes.

Chancellor George Osborne insists that he will go ahead with controversial plans to axe child benefit for higher-rate taxpayers.

Banks are to be required to "ring-fence" their retail operations from risk-taking arms and to hold increased levels of capital to protect the UK from a repeat of the crash of 2008, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.