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Smokers will be hit by higher prices as the Chancellor announced increases in tobacco duty in today's Budget. Meanwhile, the price of beer will fall by 1p.
19 March 2014
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Passengers have been hit by higher rail fares today, with annual season tickets rising by an average of 3.1%.
2 January 2014
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Rail passengers in England will face average rises of 3.1% on fares next month, rather than the 4.1% hike which had been expected, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in today's Autumn Statement.
5 December 2013
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Motorists have been given respite from rising petrol prices after Chancellor George Osborne announced an extension to his fuel duty freeze until May 2015.
5 December 2013
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Disability and carers' benefits and the additional state pension will rise by 2.7% in April 2014 – but other benefits will see just a 1% rise, Chancellor George Osborne said in today's Autumn Statement.
5 December 2013
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Married couples will get a tax break from 2015, while low and middle income earners under 65 could pay less from next April, Chancellor George Osborne said in today's Autumn Statement.
5 December 2013
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Savers can put a little more money into cash Isas from next April, Chancellor George Osborne said today.
5 December 2013
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Millions of people could have to wait longer to collect their state pension, Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Autumn Statement today.
5 December 2013
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George Osborne has announced the Government will cap the costs of controversial payday loans – but full details of how it will work haven't yet been set out.
25 November 2013
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Co-operative Energy is reducing its price hike from 4.5% to 2.5% in response to expectations the Government will reduce green taxes on energy bills.
13 November 2013

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