budget

The King's Fund has called for more money to be found in the autumn statement to prevent a financial crisis in the NHS.

Huw Evans will succeed Otto Thoresen as director general of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in February 2015.

The government will undertake a call for evidence on remuneration practices to inform future policy changes, as it believes current rules can lead to "unfair outcomes".

Hargreaves Lansdown's shares rose on news the government is set to increase the personal ISA allowance to £15,000, whilst life company stocks tumbled, after chancellor George Osborne unveiled the latest Budget.

UK spending on welfare is to be capped at £119.5bn for 2015-2016, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

Childcare vouchers could be reprieved with an increased cap limit as part of an apparent government u-turn in this week's Budget, according to reports.

Chancellor George Osborne is to tell the electorate this week that his debt plans are in ruins, with the deadline for bringing UK debt down pushed back by many years.

European leaders are set to announce a long-term deal that would see the EU budget cut, in real terms, for the first time since the European Union was created.

AUTUMN STATEMENT

Policymakers should focus on making existing regulatory powers work before jumping to extend their remit, or risk damaging UK competitiveness, says the Association of British Insurers (ABI).