The government is showing no signs of changing its plans to levy inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions. Sometimes what creates the most noise in the wake of a Budget is not what will hurt the taxpaying population most in the … Continue reading →

2025’s first set of inflation numbers were higher than expected, but more rises are coming. Source: ONS The UK has experienced an inflation rollercoaster since the start of this decade, as have many Western economies. In January 2020, the annual … Continue reading →

HMRC may not have as many friends as it claims to have ‘customers’, but is it value for money? In the United States, there has been considerable media attention on DOGE, the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, spearheaded by Elon … Continue reading →

The government has confirmed that there will be no revisions to automatic enrolment in workplace pensions for 2025/26. For a government facing an investment shortfall following a £40 billion tax increase, the figure of around £3,000 billion represented by pension … Continue reading →