Ghana finance minister rules out spending spree before poll
Concerns that state outlay and borrowing ahead of elections increases risk of unsustainable debt
Financial watchdog calls for access to EU single market
FCA head Andrew Bailey confirms no ‘great bonfire of regulations’ post-Brexit
Whitehall budget cuts threaten flood protection
Budget of environment department falls even as likelihood of flooding rises
How should I invest our cash to meet care home fees?
Strategy depends on your attitude to risk
George Osborne champions ringfenced tax return
Earmarking funds for specific causes takes hypothecation ‘to new levels’
Employers brace themselves for apprenticeship levy
Size and scope of levy branded ‘a sting in the tail’ by the head of the CBI
UK tax swipe gives top footballers kick in the testimonials
Osborne carries out stealth swipe of cash earned from sport stars’ benefit events
Osborne goes heavy on the levy but the levy is dire, say bosses
Employers may complain but the skills shortage is a tricky nut to crack, writes Sarah O’Connor
Autumn Statement: the key measures
Round-up of policies on buy-to-let, tax, pensions, investing and insurance
George Osborne’s axe falls on little platoons of civic Britain
The exercise is one in transferring to town halls responsibility to implement Whitehall cuts
Osborne to hit Whitehall with annual rent bill of £1bn
Chancellor to take ownership of buildings and charge departments market rates
UK waits for debut of new muni bonds
First bond, expected to be sold in April, has failed to materialise
Osborne shows an artistic side
National bodies breathe a sigh of relief, but fate of local authority museums unclear
George Osborne takes a leaf from Ed Balls’s book
Revised spending plans borrow ideas from Labour party
OBR attacked for offering UK chancellor ‘free pass’ in forecasts
Revised tax-take predictions strike some economists as odd given past disappointments
