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Ditching fuel duty freeze could pay for more generous settlement, suggests think tank

There are plenty of announcements in March which could have wide-ranging repercussions on household budgets

For those of a certain maturity, the Nineties offered mixed messages. The overthrow of Margaret Thatcher, the ERM debacle and the humiliation by elements in his own party of John Major were all associated with enduring economic misery. The arrival in 1997 of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the independence…

The TUC has published a study by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), accusing the government of playing "smoke and mirrors" with its figures

We’re all thinking about our money now more than ever, and there are plenty of financial changes coming up in March that you should know about and pop in your diary

Like many other countries, the UK has developed a plan for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). A digital pound would essentially act like an online form of cash suitable for everyday payments. It would not earn any interest like a standard savings account (or even some current accounts), but…

Catherine Mann, a hawkish member of the MPC, says high rates necessary to stop inflation becoming embedded in wages and prices

Falling gas prices and CPI decline could boost public finances before 2024 general election

Pound edges up as stronger economic growth increases chances of further interest rate rises

Rises in interest rates are driving unemployment, low wages and poverty while the banks cash in, says campaigner Fran Boait

Across the UK an estimated 96,650 house sales took place in January 2023, which was the weakest start for eight years.