Tag Archives: David Gauke
Bring back Ros! (with a twist)
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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Tagged David Gauke, DWP, Esther McVey, Justine Greening, pensions, Social inclusion
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Is auto-enrolment to become a stealth-tax on the poor?
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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Tagged auto-enrolement, CDC, David Gauke, DWP, net-pay, pensioners, Tax
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Auto-enrolment for all?
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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Tagged auto enrolment, David Gauke, DWP, pensions, Politics
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“Mind the width – improve the quality” #Pensions must “include” properly!
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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Tagged David Gauke, Guy Opperman, inclusion, National Insurance, pensions, Social inclusion
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DWP now leads the way on cost disclosure
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
Posted in accountants, advice gap, drawdown, DWP, IGC, pensions
Tagged David Farrar, David Gauke, DWP, NEST, NOW, pensions
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David Gauke on making tax digital
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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Tagged David Gauke, digital, HMRC, HMT, Payroll, pensions, Tax, Treasury
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For Ros Altmann, the best is yet to come.
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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Tagged auto enrolment, Business, Conservatives, corporate governance, David Cameron, David Gauke, dc pensions, Defined benefit pension plan, DWP, Employment, Financial services, National Employment Savings Trust, pension, pension minister, Pension new, pension playpen, Pension Wise, pensions, Retirement, Ros Altmann
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