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George Osborne is considering a new tax raid on the pension contributions of richer voters, after rejecting the idea of a "wealth tax" based on higher council rates for luxury homes and apartments.

The London mayor Boris Johnson said yesterday that he wanted to cut the top tax rate further, from 45p to 40p in the pound.

Chancellor George Osborne's proposed tax-free share plan is set to face fierce opposition from European politicians, despite strong support at home.

A Conservative Party treasurer has called on the government to compete with offshore tax havens by easing the tax burden on wealthy foreigners who invest in hedge funds.

A Conservative peer has urged the coalition to cut the Capital Gains Taxes (CGT), arguing it discourages savings and investment and drives funds away from assets with high returns.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

A Conservative MP and close ally of the Prime Minister will today call for pensioner benefits to be means tested.

The government should end corporation tax relief on pay and bonuses worth more than £262,000 per year to raise £1.7bn for the public purse, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said.

The government has come under fire for rewarding its "friends in the City" after it gave a knighthood to Paul Ruddock, founder of hedge fund Lansdowne Partners, in its New Year's honours list.

Dire data from households and its impact on retailers, strike action talks, heads roll at UBS, and advice from the PM to Britain to reject "can't do sogginess" for the drive of China. Our round-up up of the nationals.