Deficit

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    Relying on a 'defined benefit' pension? Don't...

    How safe is your pension? If you have a "defined benefit" pension – based on your final salary, linked to inflation and paid for as long as you live – you probably think it is pretty safe. But the events at BHS

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    Why companies with big pension deficits should still be allowed to pay dividends

    Should companies with pension deficits be allowed to pay dividends to shareholders? You probably think the answer to that one is simple: most certainly not. That's definitely the main thought being put about by those commentating on the BHS

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    Government censured for missing deficit target

    David Cameron and George Osborne have been criticised by the European Union for missing a Brussels-set target to cut Britain's budget deficit. Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici called on the Government to take

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    Shocking scale of UK deficit

    Given the number of times that George Osborne has talked about eradicating the deficit, you could be forgiven for thinking that the country's borrowing is under control. You might even think we're about to break even. However, if

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    How parties plan to tackle deficit

    Labour has put deficit elimination and fiscal responsibility on the front page of its manifesto in a bid to head off Tory poll leads on the economy - but what is the deficit, how big is it and what do the big parties plan to do about it? :: WHAT

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    Spending cuts not enough: middle class tax is needed

    A leading think tank has warned that George Osborne is not going to be able to cut the deficit to meet his targets by simply slashing spending. At a presentation in London, it outlined the reasons why taxes are going to have to go up too - and

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    Expats to lose £300 winter fuel payment?

    It looks likely that George Osborne may strip around 100,000 expats of their winter fuel allowance, worth up to £300 a year. A possible 'temperature test' is mooted, so only payments could be made for British pensioners living in chillier