Time to welcome the Lifetime ISA

6 April marks the launch of a new ISA variant, the Lifetime ISA (LISA). One of the last surprises produced by George Osborne in his final Budget was the announcement of the Lifetime ISA. Shortly after Mr Osborne was replaced … Continue reading

U-Turn On Self Employed Class 4 NIC Increases

The Chancellor has announced on 15 March that he would not be going ahead with his Budget proposal to increase the National Insurance Contribution rates for self-employed people. In the Budget of 8 March 2017, he announced that Class 4 … Continue reading

The rising dividend and the falling pound

Recently released figures show that UK dividends grew faster than inflation in 2016. The number crunchers at Capita Asset Services, one of the UK’s main share registrars, have been working out how much was paid out in dividends by UK … Continue reading

National Savings lose lustre with interest rates cut

National Savings & Investments are cutting interest rates from 1 May. National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has announced that it will be cutting interest on four of its variable rate products from 1 May. It says the cuts follow on … Continue reading

March Budget 2017/18 Tax Table

March Budget 2017/18 Tax Table

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