Missing debt target may affect UK credit rating
Does missing the Government's debt target matter? One of the ratings agencies that Chancellor George Osborne says we have to keep onside says it does. Fitch says it "Weakens the credibility of the UK's fiscal framework, which is one of the factors supporting the [AAA] rating".
IFS warns Britain may face more cuts and tax rises
Britain may face further cuts and tax rises even after the next elections, the Institute for Fiscal Studies warned today.
Do George Osborne's figures add up?
While Chancellor George Osborne's Autumn Statement was mainly about spending cuts, there were incentives too but do the numbers add up?
Benefits cap will hit workers as well as the jobless
The cap on benefits rises will mean a cut in real terms for people living on welfare and those on low incomes, as Penny Marshall finds out.