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• Can I top up an annuity?
  

  If I take out an annuity can I use another pension plan to top it up in a couple of years when markets have improved?

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• Writing off tax is ‘unaffordable’
  

  The country "cannot afford" to write-off underpayments of income tax caused by problems with the calculation system, a minister says.
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• Sterling steady as Bank ponders cash boost
  

  The pound has held firm against the euro this week despite speculation that the Bank of England might crank up the printing presses again tomorrow

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• Lycatel to make adverts clearer
  

  Phone card firm Lycatel agrees to make its charges much clearer in its adverts for international phone cards
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• Government backs ’super sewer’
  

  The government gives its backing to a plan to build a £3.6 billion tunnel to stop raw sewage polluting the River Thames.
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• Greece economy contracts by 1.8%
  

  The debt-laden Greek economy shrank by a surprise 1.8% in the second quarter as households slashed spending.
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• Vodafone to pay India $2.6bn tax
  

  An Indian court tells Vodafone it has to pay $2.6bn in tax for its takeover of Hutchison Telecom’s Indian phone assets.
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• Obama backs company tax breaks
  

  President Barack Obama is backing new company tax breaks in an attempt to regain the initiative as mid-term polls loom
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• Cheap loans to lure spenders pre-VAT hike
  

  Nationwide and Tesco slashed personal loan rates this week, bringing costs down to 7.7&#37; for new customers.

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• Sneaky fees that make you see red
  

  Credit card fees, premium rate numbers and other sneaky charges can make us see red – we highlight seven fees and suggests how to avoid them

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