UK mothers earned £4.44 less an hour than fathers in 2023, finds analysis

‘Motherhood penalty’ appears to be worsening, with pay gap for median hourly pay growing by 93p an hour since 2020

So much for the challenge from ‘challenger’ banks

The uncomfortable truth is that size remains an enormous advantage in retail banking

Economists say making the policy an election pledge could cost £40bn, which is badly needed for health, education and elsewhere

Exclusive: Officials fear government is ill-prepared for lobbying from wealth advisory industry after taxation overhaul

A single man would gain £346 from tax cuts, compared with £279 for a woman and just £85 for the typical lone mother

Lenders reach preliminary agreement on key terms in deal to create new competitor with £366bn in assets

The chancellor’s 2p cut in workers’ contributions has prompted suggestions the payments could be axed. What would that mean for you and your money?

Labour says chancellor’s ambition to eventually abolish NI would cost £46bn a year, and party questions how move would be paid for

Family will no longer have to repay all of benefit – while a keen saver says he is interested in the British Isa

Given the options available, Hunt’s scheme to encourage people to invest in UK firms could hardly be more modest

Chancellor’s £10bn national insurance cut funded by scrapping ‘non-dom’ tax breaks is final major economic intervention before election

Use our interactive tool to see how you have been affected by the chancellor’s tax and spending announcements

How Hunt’s measures on tax, NI and benefits affect single people, couples and those receiving pensions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

These latest tax cuts were not the gamechanger the Tories need before the election

Critics say scheme to let consumers plough in up to £5,000 tax-free is only likely to benefit small group of wealthier investors