Tag Archives: Budget

McPhail lays into Bell over mandation

Posted on October 24, 2025 by henry tapper

Ed Miliband is no longer the most dangerous man in government Forget the energy secretary, it’s the minister rewriting pension rules and lending a hand on the budget that you need to worry about Tom McPhail Since Labour took power … Continue reading →

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2030 and all that ..the income, wealth and pension strategy delivered to time

Posted on August 31, 2025 by henry tapper

For those who like this kind of gesturing,  the 2023 report by Torsten Bell’s Resolution Foundation (reporting on how to get Britain out of stagnation) has been marked the Economy 2030 Inquiry 2030 is also a staging date for the … Continue reading →

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Torsten Bell to take charge of economic policy – now through to the budget.

Posted on August 26, 2025 by henry tapper

The following report is from the New Statesman today and suggests that the pensions minister is going to take a prominent role in crafting the budget later in the year. Torsten Bell is to help lead Budget preparations as Rachel … Continue reading →

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This NI increase will cost as much as auto-enrolment

Posted on November 3, 2024 by henry tapper

I listened to a podcast yesterday that had four men talking about the budget, One of them said that it was a “boring budget for pensions”. I thought about how little we know. We know about technicalities, the stuff of … Continue reading →

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Johnson the arsonist calls for fire-breaks

Posted on October 30, 2024 by henry tapper

There is an irony in Paul Johnson’s article in the Times which I hope I capture in my tweet But remind me who started the speculation about the cropping of the pension tax-free lump sum and scrapping of IHT privileges … Continue reading →

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David Robbins on the budget – as good as it gets for pension folk

Posted on March 15, 2024 by henry tapper

No comment needed – an hour of excellence – thanks David

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David Robbins on how we know nothing’s happening on auto-enrolment

Posted on March 8, 2024 by henry tapper

  Pension PlayPen Post budget “blues” & will Schemes/Savers “Buy British”? Tuesday 12 March at 10.30am Next week, we will be joined by WTW Towers Watson’s David Robbins to discuss the Budget including its proposed successes (and its failures)! Will … Continue reading →

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Back to school with Jeremy. The budget – work and pensions.

Posted on March 13, 2023 by henry tapper

The FT is seldom wrong about these things. What changes in pension taxation there will be , will be targeted. Hunt will  try to tackle the NHS staffing crisis by changing pension rules that are blamed for dissuading senior doctors … Continue reading →

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An autumn statement for Britain – not the Tories.

Posted on November 17, 2022 by henry tapper

  Today Jeremy Hunt will stand up and tell us his plan for getting Britain out of the shit, or at least for moving the shit around so that we all get some of the smelly stuff and it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Loosening the pension charge cap

Posted on October 27, 2021 by henry tapper

This move will enable your #pension scheme to invest more widley to help ‘build back better’. The deal is you may pay higher charges with no guarantee of higher returns. https://t.co/dBkJoXhFsT — Josephine Cumbo (@JosephineCumbo) October 27, 2021 Plans to … Continue reading →

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