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Cutting UK taxes now would be a mistake, says IMF
Tax cuts could be misguided and might boost inflation by strengthening spending, a top IMF official says.
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Amazon price matches Tesco as supermarkets fight for customers
The move by the online giant comes as supermarkets battle for shoppers amid the soaring cost of living
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How to find food banks and community shops this summer
Charities are using Google Maps and other social media to alert people to food clubs and community shops.
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Cost of living: 'I owe my mum £6,000 but I can't stop spending'
One in four are financially stretched but reluctant to curb spending, according to research seen exclusively by the BBC.
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Cost of living: North-South divide widens as prices rise, says report
Inflation is 30% higher in Burnley than it is in London and Cambridge, the Centre For Cities finds.
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First cost-of-living payments start to arrive in accounts
The first £326 payment will be paid by the end of July, the government has said.
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Euro falls below dollar for first time since 2002
Fears of recession in Europe are weighing heavily on the single currency.
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Summer holiday: 'We spent 15 hours on a flight to nowhere'
Mark and Caroline Gittins ended up back where they started, after strong winds diverted their flight to Madeira.
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Energy suppliers told to review soaring direct debits
It comes after 500,000 households saw their direct debit payments double earlier this year.
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The soaring costs stretching holidaymakers' budgets
Brits heading abroad could face paying more for everything from car hire to meals out.
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Energy bills to rise more than predicted, says Ofgem boss
The regulator's chief executive tells MPs its previous estimate on winter bills will prove to be too low.
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The teenagers helping to save - not spend - their parents' money
As families are hit by rapidly rising prices, one group of teenagers is taking budgeting lessons home.
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Cost of living: Energy bills forecast to hit £3,363 a year
The prediction comes as a plan is agreed to explore how to help households struggling to pay this winter.
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Petrol pricing is cause for concern, warns watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority will investigate why fuel prices are rising as well as local differences.
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Pensions scandal: Even more women were underpaid
It is now thought 237,000 people have been underpaid a total of £1.5bn, new figures show.
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Student nurse slept in car to avoid high fuel costs
Jake Benjamin Smart says he cannot afford travelling home and back to his placement the next day.
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House prices defy expectations to hit record
The average house price reached £294,845 in June but Halifax expects growth to slow.
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Bank of England vows to bring down inflation
The bank's chief economist says its focus is getting prices down and making life affordable again.
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Will Nadhim Zahawi change tack on the economy?
All eyes are on whether the new chancellor adopts a different approach to economic management.
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Pound slides to two-year low against the dollar
Investors flock to the safe haven dollar over concerns about the outlook for UK economic growth.
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