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News • British Broadcasting Corporation
Income tax and National Insurance should be merged in a "historic step" to simplify tax, Chancellor George Osborne says.
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The Chancellor has announced that he will lower the UK's corporation tax so it is the lowest tax in the G7.
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Join us in Plymouth for our Money Matters roadshow as our experts answer all your Budget questions
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Police had to drag anti-cuts protesters out of the road after two women lay down in front of Chancellor George Osborne's car.
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George Osborne shows off the new budget box outside 11 Downing Street before he leaves to deliver his budget.
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Inditex, the parent company of the clothes chain Zara has posted a jump in profits.
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Rangers manager Walter Smith is uncertain if a takeover at the Glasgow club will happen after meeting prospective new owner Craig Whyte.
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As it happened: Budget 2011
23 Mar 2011 0:39:06
Live coverage of the 2011 UK Budget.
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Increased volumes of cargo shipping have help UAE container ports operator DP World to strong full year profits.
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Inditex, the Zara owner and world's largest clothing chain, appears to be profiting from its expansion into emerging markets.
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Brandy Yanchyk travels to Yellowknife in Canada for a view of the famous Northern Lights.
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The property market is still very subdued, new figures from the main banks and HM Revenue and Customs have confirmed.
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Three members of the Bank of England's rate-setting body are again alone in voting for an interest rate rise, minutes show.
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How "NatWest three" man David Bermingham found out he was accused of fraud over Enron's collapse.
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Hundreds of Australians in the country's major cities hold rallies to protests against the government's proposed carbon tax.
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Egypt's stockmarket falls 10% within minutes of reopening after being closed for nearly two months.
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Growing pains
23 Mar 2011 8:54:06
Osborne talks up growth but can he deliver, asks Norman Smith
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The Chartered Institute of Housing's Richard Capie analyses a new government plan to help first-time buyers.
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AUDIO: What's in the box?
23 Mar 2011 8:31:21
Stephanie Flanders, Robert Peston and Nick Robinson preview today's Budget statement.
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Online gaming firm Bwin reports increased revenues for 2010 as a merger with Partygaming is set to be concluded.
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Radiation levels in Tokyo's tap water make it unfit for babies to drink, Japanese officials warn as efforts to stabilise a quake-stricken nuclear plant continue.
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The UK's third-biggest supermarket chain, Sainsbury's, says yearly and quarterly sales are up, but tough times loom.
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Japanese banks are in talks to give Tokyo Electric Power emergency loans to help repair its damaged nuclear power plant.
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First spaceflight
23 Mar 2011 7:31:56
What did Yuri Gagarin see on his historic first orbit of the Earth
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Sea eagles are to be given further protection in a new three-year scheme, initiated by Scottish Natural Heritage.
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