22 May 12
Inflation fell to its lowest level since February 2010 in April, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
22 May 12
The number of shoppers in Northern Ireland fell by 4.7 per cent in the three months to April, figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have shown.
21 May 12
The average standard VAT rates in the European Union's 27 countries have risen dramatically since 2008, a new report into taxation trends by the European Commission has found.
21 May 12
A new single income tax rate of 30 per cent should replace and abolish eight different taxes, a report by a Government think tank has said.
18 May 12
MPs have criticised the length of apprenticeship programmes after a report found a fifth of apprenticeships lasted for six months or less.
