THE LATEST BUDGET NEWS FROM MAILONLINE

Anna Wintour and her daughter Bee Shaffer play it VERY safe with their Met Gala gowns, but still manage to make a chic impression in Chanel and Alexander McQueen

03/05/16 13:40

21/04/16 17:06

The Office for National Statistics said the budget deficit stood at £74 billion for the financial year ending in March.

21/04/16 13:10

The Office for Budget Responsibility budget deficit forecast for 2015/16 was £72.2billion, which the Chancellor presented in his March Budget.

06/04/16 10:53

Mr Duncan Smith broke down as he talked about how the 'system' had failed the 19-year-old single mum, leaving her with no aspiration or ability to get a better life.

29/03/16 14:02

A staggering 86 per cent of savings made by cuts to benefits and tax changes since 2010 will hit women, while just 14 per cent will have fallen on men between 2010 and 2020.

23/03/16 10:45

George Osborne said the Isa allowance would increase to £20,000. Sadly, there’s a nasty side-effect to his Isa support: he’s inadvertently created a savings apartheid between generations.

22/03/16 18:05

Mr Osborne refused to countenance an attack on pensions to help fill the spending gap - while also insisting that the Government has no plans to make further welfare cuts.

22/03/16 15:15

In a fresh blow to the embattled Chancellor, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the year-to-date budget deficit stood at £70.7 billion in February after borrowing fell by less than expected.

21/03/16 15:25

Paul Johnson (pictured), head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, gave him only a 50/50 chance of fulfilling his pledge to get Britain back in the black by the end of this Parliament in 2020.

21/03/16 11:14

The Confederation of British Industry is spearheading the demand that George Osborne should use the typically lower Consumer Prices Index measure of inflation.

21/03/16 11:12

But despite all this, business should be very pleased with the majority of policies unveiled last week – particularly small companies.

21/03/16 10:08

Our handy timeline shows the Chancellor’s key moves from now to 2019. Next month personal allowances rise. And next year sees the introduction of a new pound coin that will combat fraud.

21/03/16 09:17

The rising cost of insurance, wine and soft drinks will pile on the pounds for family bills. So the verdict from retired teacher Denise Doms is entirely understandable.

21/03/16 08:34

The economic outlook may be sombre, with the finances of the Government in a precarious state, and the possibility of Brexit hanging over markets.

21/03/16 07:08

Coca-Cola and other drinks makers are drawing up plans for a legal challenge against the government, which plans to impose the tax in two years’ time. Pictured is George Osborne.

21/03/16 07:08

Ex-minister David Laws said NHS boss Simon Stevens told Downing Street the service needed £15billion until 2020, but reduced his demand to £8billion after being told there was 'no way'.

20/03/16 20:57

A Labour amendment relating to VAT on solar panels has been backed by a dozen Conservative MPs furious at the inability of the Government to make changes because of EU rules.

20/03/16 20:05

Coca-Cola and other drinks makers are drawing up plans for a legal challenge against the government, which plans to impose the tax in two years’ time.

20/03/16 19:02

The Justice Secretary insisted the Budget was progressive and radical and a package he would 'enthusiastically' vote for when it is tested in the Commons next week.

20/03/16 18:41

Iain Duncan Smith said the Government was abandoning the 'one nation' message that was at the heart of David Cameron's re-election campaign amid a row over disability benefits.

20/03/16 16:16

Tory grandee Peter Lilley said the Chancellor had been 'damaged but not destroyed' by the row which had ruined his eighth Budget.

20/03/16 10:01

The Chancellor said that local authorities would be compensated for their loss of revenue from small firms. But analysis has raised the alarm that this could be reaped from other companies.

19/03/16 13:51

The Chancellor’s well-intended shake-up is showing all the hallmarks of a major shambles. His changes mean that savers will no longer have 20 per cent tax deducted before they are paid interest.

19/03/16 12:35

Tax cuts and the Lifetime Isa were the giveways in George Osborne's Budget, but will they help you? Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce join Georgie Frost to take the Chancellor's plans apart.

18/03/16 23:49

Figures buried in the Budget documents reveal taxes will rise to 37.5 per cent of national income in 2019-20. Taxes were only higher in 2000-01, when Gordon Brown was Chancellor.

18/03/16 22:54

Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, the Prime Minister said it was 'important' to 'protect the most vulnerable people in our country'.

18/03/16 16:29

A lacy bra peeking out from underneath her red dress, the Home Secretary caused quite the stir on Twitter, dividing opinion between those who called it a 'distraction' and others critical of such a debate.

18/03/16 09:15

George Osborne announced in the Budget that he is significantly cutting the rate of tax paid on capital gains - but not for those selling property.

18/03/16 08:46

Economists at the influential Institute for Fiscal Studies warned that the impact of tax could be offset if people switch to fruit juices or milkshakes, which will be exempt from the new sugar tax.

18/03/16 08:03

Never mind Cashing In For Christmas, thanks to the generosity of the welfare system, Marie Buchan (pictured) must think Christmas comes every day, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN.

18/03/16 07:38

By playing fast and loose with the truth in one part of his Budget speech, Mr Osborne has damaged the credibility of the rest of his facts and figures.

18/03/16 04:58

'You heard me. Get rid of them. The client wants Theresa May!'

18/03/16 01:40

The Prime Minister has secured support from all other EU leaders for new flexibility on VAT which would allow the UK to introduce a zero rating on sanitary products such as tampons.

17/03/16 19:45

The Chancellor infuriated the many Conservative MPs supporting the campaign to get Britain out of Europe when he used Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts in support of the EU.

17/03/16 19:16

In an echo of the damaging row over tax credits last year, Brigg and Goole MP Andrew Percy said higher petrol duty would have been a price worth paying to protect vulnerable people.

17/03/16 17:42

The FTSE 100 closed up 25.63 points at 6201.12 as investors responded to signals that the US Federal Reserve isn't in a hurry to raise interest rates again soon.

17/03/16 17:16

Teachers will spend more time in the classroom as part of their training in major changes to how they qualify, it was announced by George Osborne this morning (pictured visiting a school in Yorkshire).

17/03/16 15:06

As of 2018, any drinks with more than a teaspoon (5g) per 100ml will be subject to a tax. Drinks with more than 8g of sugar per 100ml - such as Coca Cola and Red Bull - will be taxed even more.

17/03/16 14:01

The new Lifetime Isa will be launched next April to help people aged 18 to 40 get a foot on the housing ladder, without hindering their efforts to put aside money for their pension

17/03/16 13:42

In a year is that George Osborne (pictured) was hopelessly optimistic about the economy, he is now engaged in a large-scale retreat from his Autumn Statement, writes ALEX BRUMMER.

17/03/16 13:40

Figures that estimate net migration between 2015 and 2021 will be around 1.6million has renewed the row over claims that George Osborne (pictured) is using migration to boost the country's growth.

17/03/16 13:28

The day had already brought one eyepopper when Jeremy Corbyn entered wearing a smart, dark jacket. He gave a self-teasing little shimmy like a fashion model, writes QUENTIN LETTS.

17/03/16 13:26

The Chancellor has promised to close loopholes which allow multinational firms to avoid paying tax in the UK while reducing the burden on British companies.

17/03/16 13:24

George Osborne wooed Middle Britain with tax cuts and a big boost for savers in his Budget announcement yesterday but admitted the UK’s finances had plunged deeper into the red.

17/03/16 13:20

Five minutes into his Budget speech, the Chancellor George Osborne (pictured) launched into a defence of EU membership, quoting selectively from the OBR to make his case

17/03/16 13:12

The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has estimated the levy could add 18p to 24p to the price of a litre of fizzy drink if the full cost is passed on to the consumer.

17/03/16 12:59

Such was his keenness, offering to speak outside Westminster shortly after the sugar tax revelation, that some questioned whether he may have had advanced notice of what the Chancellor had to say.

17/03/16 12:32

The Treasury has dramatically cut capital gains tax, which will help individuals hold on to more of their profits when they sell.

17/03/16 12:24

The Office for Budget Responsibility published forecasts today that predict net migration to the UK will still exceed 100,000 in 2020, while other scenarios could see net migration still at 270,000.

17/03/16 12:19

Isa savers will be able to save tax-free to the tune of £20,000 from April 2017, George Osborne announced in his Budget today.

17/03/16 12:13

People who rent our their homes on Airbnb or sell items or services on sites such as eBay and Etsy could see lower tax bills. Letitia Valentine, pictured, lets her drive to commuters.

17/03/16 12:06

Teachers Olivia and Chris Sparkhall described the rise in the higher rate tax threshold as ‘reassuring'. The couple from Hampshire both earn slightly less than the current higher rate threshold.

17/03/16 12:00

The Chancellor announced grim figures on economic growth and the public finances and added the independent Office for Budget Responsibility had warned Brexit would only slow the economy.

17/03/16 11:32

The government has permanently extended its business rate relief scheme and cut the overall level of corporation tax to 17 per cent. It says 250,000 businesses will see their rates cut.

17/03/16 11:13

So incensed was he by the Chancellor's Budget that Graeme Ellis, from Lancaster, ditched his Tory party membership and took the website of the Conservative Disability Group offline.

17/03/16 10:06

The Lifetime Isa is a cross between even more help to buy and the aborted pension Isa plan and it’s a clever idea for both the Chancellor and savers - especially a select group.

17/03/16 07:24

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The Queen is so befuddled by the technical language in her eve-of-Budget fiscal tutorial that ‘she sometimes needs an extra-large martini before dinner’, says my source.

17/03/16 04:56

The Chancellor announced backing for part of High Speed 3, a proposed rail line crossing the North of England. He also gave the ‘green light’ to Crossrail 2, a major rail project crossing London.

17/03/16 04:44

Osborne (left) said he would return Britain to a £10.4billion surplus in 2019-20 but meeting his pledge requires him to announce nearly £14billion of spending cuts and tax rises for that year alone.

17/03/16 04:43

George Osborne is the most substantial politician in this Government, the least irresponsible Chancellor of the Exchequer since Ken Clarke lost the job in 1997, writes MAX HASTINGS.

17/03/16 04:30

Changes to public sector pensions mean the NHS, local councils and some government departments face contributing more to the overall cost from 2019, and schools (file photo) could also be affected.

17/03/16 04:10

After six years in the job, Chancellor George Osborne has become a master of the art of Budgets, unrecognisable as the ingénue who blundered through the omnishambles of 2012.

17/03/16 00:20

George Osborne unveiled another increase in insurance premium tax, from 9.5% to 10%, during his Budget today. Families are already paying on average an extra £100 per year for the floods.

16/03/16 23:28

Despite George Osborne's best efforts to talk up today's budget, Britain's economy looks weaker than at November's Autumn Statement.

16/03/16 23:26

George Osborne yesterday bragged that the British economy was ‘set to grow faster than any other major advanced economy in the world’ this year.

16/03/16 23:07

The levy could add 8p to cans of fizzy drinks like Coca Cola, 7Up and Irn Bru, energy drinks like Red Bull and juice drinks like Ribena from 2018.

16/03/16 22:48

The tax changes will save the industry around £1billion in the five financial years to 2020-2021, the budget document showed.

16/03/16 19:39

The Chancellor abandoned plans to exempt 'significant investors' from the extra 3% stamp duty charges on buy-to-let and snubbed landlords in a capital gains tax cut.

16/03/16 19:34

UK taxpayers will be able to hold on to more of their hard-earned cash after the Chancellor increased income tax-free earnings in today's Budget - and raised the 40p threshold.

16/03/16 19:25

Despite being squeezed by a high government deficit and slowing growth, Chancellor George Osborne still managed to pull out some surprises from his Budget red box today.

16/03/16 17:53

Millions of households will see their insurance bills rise as the Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed in the budget a rise from 9.5 per cent to 10 per cent in insurance premium tax (IPT).

16/03/16 14:13

The service has had little uptake from the general public, having spent more than £100million on developing and promoting its website.

16/03/16 12:15

George Osborne will say there will be no increase in beer duty when he announces his budget at Westminster today. The Chancellor has cut beer duty by 1p duty cut in his last three Budgets.

15/03/16 16:08

An analysis of the most searched Budget topics over the past year reveal that tax credits, pensions and the NHS are the issues people care about the most across the United Kingdom.

14/03/16 11:44

In return for showing they have saved £50 every month for up to four years, the extra cash will be available to anyone in work and on universal credit or working tax credit.

19/02/16 16:46

Chancellor George Osborne is just £7billion short of his overall deficit target with two months of the financial year to go. Analysts said last year he borrowed £15billion in the same period.

19/02/16 12:57

In the last set of figures on public finances before the Budget on 16 March, the Treasury surplus surged by £1billion on last year to £11.2billion – the largest for any January since 2008.

31/08/15 11:33

Lord Hall, the BBC director-general, who is in charge of the major changes, may also sell studios and offices and reduce coverage of expensive sporting events even further.

06/08/15 01:33

Experts say the meagre savings were because shoppers were still only doing part of their shopping at the budget retailers, choosing to buy the bulk of their groceries at traditional chains.

04/08/15 17:41

Sara Thornton, the head of the Nation Police Chief's Council, called for the law to be changed to allow forces to 'amalgamate' to cope with spending cuts, warning that 'fewer forces is the best option'.

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