John Redwood, the former Cabinet minister, has become the latest senior Conservative to criticise the coalition Government's plans to increase capital gains tax.

Queen's Speech sets out plans to raise taxes on the pay of those earning more than £45,000, makes a commitment to increase capital gains tax and paves the way for bringing forward an increase in the retirement age.

Finance Secretary John Swinney defends his plans for a 23% increase in business rates over the next three years.

After the vacillations of recent days, the government could do with a show of hardheadedness — and Danny Alexander is delivering just that today. He is announcing the government's plans for public sector pension reform later, and they're exactly the sort of plans that will set the union bosses frothing: an increase in the public sector retirement age to 66, an increase in contribut...

Plans to increase the number of offences punishable by on-the-spot fines have been delayed to allow for more consultation.

The Conservatives are studying plans to increase VAT to 20 per cent if they win power at the next election as part of an "emergency" package to pull Britain out of the red.

The UK government is to bring forward an increase in the state pension age to 67 under plans to prolong the working life of millions of people under 50, according to the pensi

A document before Parliament shows ministers' secret plans to increase VAT to 18.5 per cent after the next election.

A senior judge calls on the government to reconsider plans to increase court fees in civil and family cases in England and Wales.

Gordon Brown has announced his future plans, which include working to increase global access to education and boosting internet use in Africa.