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Threshold for student loan repayment rises
English and Welsh students who took out student loans from September 2012 will now start to pay back their loan when they earn £25,000 a year instead of £21,000.
Final gender pay gap figures revealed
Final figures from more than 10,000 UK companies revealed that 78% of employers pay men more on average than women.
Inheritance tax payments hits record high
HMRC collected a record high of £5.3 billion through inheritance tax (IHT) last year.
UK households are more likely to borrow than save
For the first time since 1987 UK households became net borrowers, and savings are at their lowest annual level since 1963.
The plastic bottle deposit scheme: helping boost recycling and cut waste
Consumers will soon have to pay a deposit when buying drinks in bottles and cans.
Funding increased by 38% for disabled workers
One million more disabled people will be in work by 2027 after the government has increased the funding used to help employment access.