UK inflation falls to 1.6% in March

The UK inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) fell to 1.6% in March from 1.7% in February, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Eurozone industrial output grows 0.2% in February

Industrial output in the 18-nation eurozone grew by 0.2% in February, in line with analysts' expectations.

Tax dodging: George Osborne plans to strengthen criminal law

George Osborne is planning to make it easier to impose jail terms or heavy fines on British residents using offshore tax havens to cheat the exchequer out of billions in revenue.

France's odd couple push Europe to re-think growth

PARIS (Reuters) - One is a balding, bespectacled safe-pair-of-hands known for his negotiating skills; the other a firebrand orator of the French left who made his name riling big business, Brussels and Berlin.

Tax burden on wages in rich countries rose again in 2013: OECD

(Reuters) - Taxes on wages rose across industrialized countries last year, as governments sought to reduce budget deficits blown out by efforts to tackle years of economic weakness following the financial crash.