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Friday, 29 September 2017 13:27
AJ Bell urges govt to avoid cutting pension tax relief
Sipp and platform provider AJ Bell has urged Chancellor Philip Hammond to avoid slashing pension tax relief in the Budget after speculation that the Treasury will need to cut pensions relief to make up for shortfalls in revenue and to curtail the rising cost of pre and post-retirement tax benefits.
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Friday, 08 September 2017 18:24
Criticism of 'nonsensical' cut to MPAA
The government has introduce a second finance bill today which will reinstate many of the changes delayed before the general election, including the MPAA cut which is back-dated to April.
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Monday, 24 July 2017 15:54
Putting their foot in it - Oppenham and Gauke’s faux pas
The fall-out from a General Election inevitably involves a game of musical chairs; masquerading as a Parliamentary reshuffle.
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:36
Budget 2016: 'Gimmick' Lifetime ISA already under fire
The Lifetime ISA has been attacked as a ‘gimmick’ and a ‘competitor’ to pensions - less than two hours after it was revealed.
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:34
Budget 2016: New Lifetime ISA can be used for ‘other’ reasons
The new Lifetime ISA could be used for “other specific life events” apart from buying a first home and for retirement.
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 16:32
Budget 2016: Lifetime ISA among major announcements
Radical changes to ISAs have been announced as one of the major headlines in the Budget today.
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016 15:49
Budget 2016: New rates on commercial property stamp duty
Tax for many businesses purchasing property will be cut, the Treasury said, as it announced changes to commercial property stamp duty in today’s Budget.
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Thursday, 17 December 2015 12:46
Treasury: People to get more than 1 Pension Wise session
Consumers using the Pension Wise service will be given more than one appointment in future, the Government said this morning.
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Friday, 27 November 2015 11:56
'Ominous' signs of bloody nose coming on pensions tax relief
There are ‘ominous’ signals over pensions tax relief that a ‘bloody nose’ is still to come despite the Chancellor’s silence on the subject yesterday, industry figures have warned.
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Thursday, 18 June 2015 11:05
Sipps firm reacts as FCA told to probe 'unfair pension barriers'
The FCA must fire a warning to firms that barriers stopping savers accessing their pensions are unacceptable, the Government has commanded.
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