Council tax 'set to rise by 4%'
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Council tax bills across England are expected to rise by an average of 4% this year, the BBC learns.
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Electricity distribution charges are set to increase by 1% next year, with further rises in the following four years, watchdog Ofgem announces.
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The Conservative Party intends to raise taxes on polluters if they win the next election, the party's spokesman on finance said in an interview.
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British public borrowing is set to rise and the government will need to raise taxes or reduce spending to decisively cut the deficit, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said yesterday.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown will have to raise taxes by at least Â£11bn to make his sums add up, says a leading think-tank.
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The rate of inflation rose in August for the fourth successive month as this year&#39;s series of interest rate rises drove up the cost of buying a house.
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UK businesses are set to prosper during the next few months - but this could trigger more interest rate rises, a report says.
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The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates at 4.5% on Thursday - but another rise is expected before too long.
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Lord Jones, the trade and investment minister, says the City could be damaged by government tax plans.
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Bank of England (BoE) policymakers are widely predicted to freeze interest rates at 4.75 percent on Thursday after last month's surprise hike to borrowing costs.
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Sewers trigger water bill rise   WATER bills are to go up by as much as Pounds 11 a year after a shake-up in sewage arrangements, the Government said today.
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The government is expected to announce a 2% pay rise for England and Wales teachers, raising the threat of a strike.
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The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates to 5.75% at its monthly meeting this week.
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Households have paid Â£1,500 more in cumulative council tax rises since Labour took office, Tories say.
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Council tax increases are funding "fat cat" officials earning more than Â£100,000 a year,  campaigners say.
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People with homes worth Â£1m or more should face a new tax, says Lib Dems  treasury spokesman Vince Cable.
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Incoming prime minister Gordon Brown hints at a tax raise.