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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Tax credits date approaches

Reading Time • < 1 minPeople receiving tax credits are being reminded that the date for renewing their claims is looming.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Manufacturing needs more direct state support

Reading Time • 2 minsA manifesto has called on the government to place the manufacturing sector at the centre of a better balanced and more diverse UK economy.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Government plans capital fund for small hi-tech firms

Reading Time • < 1 minThe government has announced details of a venture capital fund designed to support small technology businesses.
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Reading Time | < 1 min 12 Mar 2012

Savers begin to reap rewards of higher rates

Reading Time • < 1 minAfter months of low returns on their money, savers are starting to see an upturn in their fortunes.
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Reading Time | 2 mins 12 Mar 2012

Scrap right to enforce retirement at 65, says Committee

Reading Time • 2 minsEmployers should lose the entitlement to force employees to retire at 65, the House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee has argued.
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Pension schemes under threat

Reading Time • < 1 minFinal salary pension schemes in the private sector may cease to be a feature of the pensions landscape in the future.
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Equal pay ruling in favour of male employees

Reading Time • < 1 minAn Employment Appeal Tribunal has made a landmark ruling in the case of 300 male employees claiming equal pay with women.
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Business welcomes new high in vocational qualifications

Reading Time • < 1 minThe total number of vocational qualifications awarded last year hit a record 3.6 million mark, according to new research.
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Pension taxes for high earners may affect broader savings

Reading Time • < 1 minPlanned changes to the way the pensions of higher earners are taxed could have a far-reaching impact on retirement savings in general, the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has said.
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