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On 17 April 1956 the then Chancellor Harold Macmillan unveiled plans for a new state saving scheme. It was bold, it was brash, but it also drew criticism from Shadow Chancellor Harold Wilson. The then Labour chancellor urged MacMillan to examine the radical proposal as part of the Government’s bill on gambling and betting.
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Britain’s banks are among the most profitable in Europe, if not the world. Indeed, the UK’s five biggest banks (HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, HBOS and Lloyds TSB) made a combined pre-tax profit of £33.5 billion last year, which is an all-time record.
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Although interest rates remained at 4.75% this month, a lot of people believe that the Bank of England will raise them to 5% in the next few months. And although this isn’t great news for those with a variable mortgage, it does mean that savers can start earning a decent rate on their cash.
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With the benefit of hindsight, May this year was not a great time to buy shares. By mid-June, the FTSE 100 had slumped more than 10% and it has taken a further four months for the index to regain its earlier high*. Sadly, many stocks popular with private investors — such as NXT (LSE: NTX), Stanelco (LSE: SEO) and Aminex (LSE: AEX) — remain well below their 2006 peaks**.
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Holidaymakers could be hit with a ‘global warming’ tax of up to £50 under plans aimed at forcing airlines to reduce gas emissions
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Women are becoming wealthier at a faster rate than men – with the number of female millionaires rising by 11% last year
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A new army of council tax inspectors will have the right to enter homes – and fine householders who refuse to co-operate
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Scotsman: Scots Escape Stamp Duty Trap
SCOTTISH first-time buyers are more likely to escape the burden of stamp duty than those across the UK as a whole, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders.