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The Government’s boiler scrappage scheme has proved to be a popular measure, with all of the vouchers available to English households having been claimed by 26 March.

With the Conservative and Liberal Democrats locked in negotiations for a possible coalition government, business groups have called for a swift and decisive resolution to the UK’s political uncertainty, after last week’s election resulted in a hung parliament.

Cases of identity fraud increased by more than 20% in the first three months of 2010, according to new figures from CIFAS – the UK’s Fraud Prevention Service.

The Government is on course to net an extra £10 billion in income tax in 2010/11, according to official estimates from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

A significant increase in taxes is inevitable over the course of the next decade, regardless of the outcome of the General Election, a new report has warned.

Sales of Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) have climbed to their highest level in eight years, according to figures published by the Investment Management Association (IMA).

A new Government must put business at the core of its plans for economic recovery, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).