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A £20 and £10 note stick up from an open wallet, which also contains three bank cards

16th April 2010 Cheques and cash decline as consumers switch to cards

The use of cash is in rapid decline as consumers increasingly choose to pay by card, a new study suggests. And the Payments Council, which oversees the UK's payment systems, estimates that by 2018...

Prime Minister Gordon Brown on 7 April, after he delivered an election speech to Labour supporters in London's Centre Point building

8th April 2010 Parties square up as month-long election campaign begins

Business and the economy have dominated early campaigning as the UK prepares for a 6 May general election. On Tuesday the prime minister finally confirmed the widely anticipated date, leaving...

1st April 2010 Scrappage incentive runs its course

The Government's scrappage scheme, which offered a £2,000 incentive for the owners of older cars and light vans to trade them in for a newer model, has come to an end after 10 months. Hailed by...

25th March 2010 Business cautious on Budget's 'modest but helpful changes'

Business groups have given a mixed reaction to yesterday's Budget, Alistair Darling's last of this Government. In what many commentators see as a finely balanced, political budget ahead of this...

19th March 2010 Business group urges rethink on 'gridlocked' roads

Britain's roads are a cause of "frustration and delays" for business drivers and are costing the economy billions of pounds each year, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said. And a...

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