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Fruit juices and smoothies with 'unacceptably high' levels of sugar should face new taxes
New research says some smoothies would get a red traffic light label based on sugar.
George Osborne's 'botched' Budget approved by MPs including Iain Duncan Smith
Lawmakers have passed Chancellor George Osborne's highly controversial Budget
George Osborne and Ken Clarke want to go down in history as 'reformers' - they won't
Ken Clarke appeared on the Today programme and rallied to the support of our beleaguered Chancellor.
George Osborne live stream: Watch chancellor face MPs in career-defining defence of 2016 Budget
Troubled Conservative MP is set to face a frosty reception when he addresses the House of Commons on 22 March.
Another blow to George Osborne as government borrowing in February is higher than expected
Public sector net borrowing came to £7.1bn in February against a market expectation of £5.9bn.
Annual UK CPI inflation in February remains unchanged against expectations, ONS report shows
Inflation grows 0.3% year-on-year in February, slightly below expectations but in line with previous month.
George Osborne finally set to reappear to defend Budget as further welfare cuts scrapped
As Stephen Crabb said no further plans for welfare cuts, Cameron was tasked with damage control.
We must commend George Osborne's brave sugar tax: Inaction on obesity is not an option
Experts predict that it could reduce obesity, save the NHS £567m a year and raise £1bn for sports programmes.
Iain Duncan Smith is right to resign – I never saw any evidence of a conscience
The sanctification we have witnessed and desperate attempts of Duncan Smith to secure a legacy are disgusting.
Tory tensions at breaking point as Cameron says Osborne 'messed up'
Cameron says Osborne 'would have hell to pay in the papers', according to a Cabinet source.
George Osborne's lifetime Isa could impoverish millions of pensioners
Tory pensions minister says new savings reform could encourage OAPs to overspend.
Iain Duncan Smith tells Andrew Marr quitting was 'not about attacking the PM or Europe'
IDS also said the party was 'losing focus' and he refused to back George Osborne for PM.
Labour tells George Osborne to follow Iain Duncan Smith and quit over disability cuts
Jeremy Corbyn says Osborne has 'lost the credibility to manage the economy' for the majority.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigns after 'indefensible' disabilities cuts
In a resignation letter IDS said that George Osborne's latest Budget 'benefits higher earning taxpayers'.
Labour must capitalise on this critical change in public mood against the Tories
Osborne's strategy of picking on the vulnerable worked for a bit - but there's a limit to what we'll tolerate.
Budget 2016: 70% of northern businesses think there will never be a Northern Powerhouse
Only 4% of businesses think Chancellor George Osborne has done enough for northern SMEs so far.
FSB: Small business confidence at three-year low as threat of triple dip recession looms
In Northern Ireland and Scotland, small businesses were least confident.
Jeremy Corbyn handed boost as Labour edges Conservatives in latest poll
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour party inches ahead of the Tories in YouGov's post-Budget poll.
Budget 2016: Nicky Morgan under fire as she defends government disability cuts on Question Time
Osborne under fire for reducing corporation tax at the same time while cutting disability benefits.
Budget 2016: George Osborne extended austerity and helped the rich says scathing IFS report
Think-tank also warned 370,000 disabled people would be £3,500 a year worse off under the reforms.
Budget 2016: What it means for housing and property in the UK
George Osborne unveils important changes including stamp duty reform and crackdown on tax avoiding developers.
Budget 2016: Cuts to disability benefits are 'breaking human rights laws'
Amputee Kate Walsh says George Osborne is violating her Human Rights with latest cuts to PIP.
Sugar tax: IFS delivers bitter takedown of George Osborne's surprise levy on soft drinks
Chancellor's sin tax started to dissolve under scrutiny from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Budget 2016: HMRC targets 100 property developments in offshore tax avoidance crackdown
George Osborne unveiled new anti-avoidance task force for offshore property developers in UK.
Bank of England keeps interest rates at record low of 0.5%, citing slowdown in emerging markets
The MPC voted unanimously against a rate hike and underlined the low inflation, far from its 2% target.
John McDonnell: George Osborne has failed on economic targets and lost credibility
Labour's Shadow Chancellor picks holes in George Osborne's missed Budget targets.
George Osborne interrogated about "distracting" sugar tax on Good Morning Britain
Chancellor confident Budget plans will benefit disabled people.
Budget 2016: Cutting Corporation Tax to 17% is good news
This was neither a good nor bad budget - but that is one of the most distorted and unproductive taxes.
Budget 2016: How to decode George Osborne's 'pitch for power'
He said 'the next generation' four times in his final Budget flourish to subtly suggest it is them he'll be in charge of.
Budget 2016: How George Osborne's sugar tax on fizzy drinks will work
IBTimes UK takes you through the new levy on soft drinks and explains why Jamie Oliver is ecstatic.