Tag Archives: David Gauke

Bring back Ros! (with a twist)

Posted on January 9, 2018 by henry tapper

Convictions before careers “Social mobility matters to me and our country more than a ministerial career. I’ll continue to work outside of government to do everything I can to create a country for the first time that has equality of … Continue reading →

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Is auto-enrolment to become a stealth-tax on the poor?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by henry tapper

  The DWP has released a 200 page  report into the state of the auto-enrolled nation. You can access it here. I’ve read the executive summary which is full of surprises and the report is clearly informing future strategy. The … Continue reading →

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Auto-enrolment for all?

Posted on December 17, 2017 by henry tapper

The Government has leaked details of the findings of their auto-enrolment review and what its wanting to do about them. Each of the four proposals outlined below has merit, though they won’t be achieved without protest from those who will  pay more into … Continue reading →

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“Mind the width – improve the quality” #Pensions must “include” properly!

Posted on December 9, 2017 by henry tapper

When Guy Opperman became Pensions Minister , he had” financial inclusion” inserted into his title; now comes his challenge. According to Government statistics, there are 675,000 qualifying workers in the “savers rate” of tax, ( the tax band where we … Continue reading →

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DWP now leads the way on cost disclosure

Posted on October 27, 2017 by henry tapper

  What’s this about? In a first-rate document, the DWP have set out radical proposals to allow ordinary people to see and compare the costs  their trustees are paying for the investment of their pension money. These proposals go well beyond … Continue reading →

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David Gauke on making tax digital

Posted on March 6, 2016 by henry tapper

    This is the transcript of a speech given  by David Gauke, the  Financial Secretary to the Treasury at the Armstrong Watson event: ‘Essentials of pensions, tax and payroll in 2016’ I think the RTI project one of the … Continue reading →

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For Ros Altmann, the best is yet to come.

Posted on May 12, 2015 by henry tapper

Ros Altmann is our new pension minister, this is unequivocally good news. For years people have been poking fun at Ros Altmann for her claims to be a Government Advisor. Between 2001 and 2005 she was an advisor to no … Continue reading →

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