The Budget

The tax-free dividend allowance is to be slashed from £5,000 to £2,000 from April 2018, the Chancellor has said.

Students taking higher-level technical courses in areas such as construction, digital skills and social care will be able to apply for maintenance loans from the 2019/20 academic year, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today.

A campaign group battling controversial changes to the women's state pension age is staging a demonstration outside Parliament tomorrow in a bid to influence MPs attending the Budget.

Government plans to protect consumers from recurring payment 'subscription traps', tackle unclear T&Cs and fine companies that mistreat consumers will be outlined in next week's budget, the Treasury has revealed.

Chancellor George Osborne has unveiled a new Lifetime ISA for the under-40s which will pay savers a 25% bonus on up to £4,000 saved per tax year.

Millions of households and motorists will pay more after Chancellor George Osborne hiked insurance premium tax (IPT) by 0.5 of a percentage point in today's Budget.

Motorists have been spared a rise in fuel tax after the Chancellor announced he would freeze the duty for the sixth consecutive year.

Those who enjoy fizzy drinks, cigarettes and wine will be hit by tax changes announced in the 2016 Budget – but taxes on cider, beer, whisky and other spirits have been frozen.

The Money Advice Service – the official organisation created to offer consumers free advice on their finances – is to be replaced by a new "slimmed down" body under plans set out in the 2016 Budget.