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The Scottish National Party (SNP) will oppose Labour's planned 1% National Insurance (NI) rise because it says this would delay efforts to get people back to work.

Whitechurch explains how to ensure your investment portfolio prospers following any outcome on May 6.

One certainty amid all the uncertainty of this Election is that anything other than an outright Labour win should result in a proper compensation plan for Equitable Life policyholders - and quickly too.

The Tories have confirmed new businesses will pay no National Insurance (NI) in their initial year for the first ten employees, during the opening two years of a Conservative government.

The Tories have pledged to raise the the secondary threshold at which employers start paying National Insurance (NI) by £21 a week, countering what it calls Labour's "job tax" of a 1% NI increase.

The chair of the All Party Parliamentary Insurance and Financial Services Committee has described Labour proposals to re-mutualise Northern Rock as "crazy".

With the next General Election just under a month away, political parties will be getting their manifestos ready to launch next week.

In the run up to the election, there are changes on the horizon for regulating insurance, particularly in the area of consumer protection.

Gordon Brown has confirmed the General Election will be held on 6 May, with the state of the economy and the future of financial services regulation to be the key manifesto targets.

Alistair Darling, George Osborne and Vince Cable have kicked off the election campaign with a live televised debate on the economy which saw them trading blows on issues including the national debt, financial services regulation and long term care.