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There are plenty of announcements in March which could have wide-ranging repercussions on household budgets

For those of a certain maturity, the Nineties offered mixed messages. The overthrow of Margaret Thatcher, the ERM debacle and the humiliation by elements in his own party of John Major were all associated with enduring economic misery. The arrival in 1997 of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the independence…

The Government's Energy Price Guarantee is to rise by £500, as Ofgem announced that their price cap will fall by almost £1,000 in April

The Government's Energy Price Guarantee is set to increase by £500 to £3,000 as of April, meaning bills will rise by 20%

Energy regulator has confirmed its price cap will drop from £4,279 a year to £3,280 from April to July or a dual fuel customer paying by direct debit

Households are currently covered by the Government Energy Price Guarantee, which is set to increase from £2,500 a year to £3,000 from April - meaning bills are going up by 20%

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Britons to face changes to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), benefits for electric car owners, and adjustments to fuel duty

Supermarket latest to ration vegetable sales; Ofgem cuts maximum cost of electricity and gas units from April, but average bills set to rise anyway

Thinktank warns austerity drive at next month’s budget will further damage economy

The TUC has published a study by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), accusing the government of playing "smoke and mirrors" with its figures