CHANCELLOR George Osborne was last night accused of imposing his controversial “pasty tax” because he was afraid of fighting a European court ruling on VAT.Read
THE Chancellor has admitted he has no idea when he last bought a Greggs pasty as the firm’s chief executive pleads with Treasury ministers for a VAT rethink.Read
GEORGE Osborne was accused of launching a £3bn raid on pensioners as his Budget paved the way for income tax changes set to benefit nearly one million workers in the North East.Read
CHANCELLOR George Osborne slashed the top rate of tax for the biggest earners today, claiming that the controversial 50% rate was damaging the economy.Read
CHANCELLOR George Osborne’s plan to reduce the wages of 300,000 North East public sector workers would remove a further £78m a year from the North East economy, it was last night claimed.Read
FURIOUS voters will revolt if George Osborne decides to cut the pay of northern teachers, nurses and other public sector workers, senior Liberal Democrats warned last night.Read
THE wages of tens of thousands of North East public sector workers face being slashed in a “race to the bottom” because the Government will not tackle London’s cost of living, it was last night claimed.Read
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