Tag Archives: RAS

Treasury deprives the low paid of nine years of savings incentives – with a press release

Posted on July 20, 2022 by henry tapper

  After 7 years of campaigning that started when Kate Upcraft identified the problem for the Friends of Auto Enrolment, the Treasury has pulled the rabbit out of the hat , righted the wrongs and tried to cover itself in … Continue reading →

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Why the net pay problem cannot be fixed by partial fixes

Posted on October 4, 2020 by henry tapper

This article forms part of AgeWage’s response to the Government’s call for evidence on the administration of pensions tax-relief . Here we look at the steps pension provider can and are taking to make consumers aware of the problems of … Continue reading →

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A pension tax- relief debate (beats Love Island any Sunday)

Posted on January 13, 2020 by henry tapper

While the nation was working out Dancing on Ice and the new #loveisland line-up,  I was engaged in an intellectual arm-wrestle with amongst others, Mike Otsuka, John Ralfe, Sam Pickford, Steve Bee and (in the stands) Ros Altmann. The topic, … Continue reading →

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HMRC – pay up on your pension promises!

Posted on December 21, 2019 by henry tapper

I’m a member of the Net Pay Action Group and I’m going to hold this Government to the promise it made in the Conservative Party Manifesto. We have a “pre-cooked” way to stop 1.7m low earners being diddled out of … Continue reading →

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