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  1. Government To Pay Off WW1 Debt

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    Chancellor George Osborne is to pay off the UK government’s remaining debt from World War One, the Treasury has announced.

    The government will repay the outstanding £1.9bn of debt from a 3.5% War Loan on 9 March 2015. (more…)

  2. The Treasury has been talking about an ISA cap

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    The Treasury has been consulting with financial services companies about the possibility of a cap on the amount that can be held in ISAs according to reports in one national newspaper. A figure of £100,000 was allegedly suggested by one Treasury official. There have been no denials from the Treasury, which has said it was just listening, not putting forward any firm proposals.

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