The Liberal Democrats have put forward their latest ideas on tax The next General Election is due on 7 May 2015 and politicians are already jostling for position, with talk of another coalition in the air. As a result, the … Continue reading →

National Savings & Investments are cutting the prize money on premium bonds. In June, National Savings & Investments (NS&I) announced reductions of between 0.4% and 0.5% from 12 September on three of its variable rate offerings, the most significant being … Continue reading →

The latest figures for the UK economy show that growth is returning, but there is a long way to go. Cast your mind back a little over three months to late April. It was still winter and there was a … Continue reading →

The Office for National Statistics has produced a stark picture of the pension landscape. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) regularly examines pension provision in the UK and its data clearly influences government pension policy. Last month the ONS published … Continue reading →

Fancy a 30% flat tax relief on your pension contributions? In 2006 the previous government introduced what it described as ‘pension simplification’, a radical reworking of the pension tax rules. Ever since, there has been a process which has now … Continue reading →