Tag Archives: tax-relief
Pension tax-relief needs re-branding as “matching”.
We are due after July 4th, a general review of pensions, which has got the big guns at the IFS excited and top gun- Steve Webb (ex IFS) very excited indeed. So excited that he has gone to press (FT … Continue reading
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The unintended consequences of pension tax-reform; NB IFS.
Over the weekend I wrote a piece arguing that GPPs are now trapping millions of savers in structures that are largely being abandoned by Government, Regulators, Employers and Pension Providers Ros Altmann, with whom I work to banish the net-pay … Continue reading
Who pays the pension bill? HMT asks awkward questions
The Telegraph is floating a story that the Chancellor is considering scrapping higher rate tax-relief (currently reducing the cost of paying a pension contribution by up to 45%) so that there is a universal incentive to save , based on … Continue reading