Tag Archives: tax-relief

Invest at home or lose your tax-relief.

Posted on August 13, 2026 by henry tapper

Baroness Altmann, a cross-bench member of the house of Lords lays it on the line. If we want UK income tax relief we need to invest our pension money in Britain. She ominously warns this especially is a threat  to … Continue reading →

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Pension tax-relief needs re-branding as “matching”.

Posted on June 23, 2024 by henry tapper

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.

Posted on July 24, 2023 by henry tapper

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 →

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Who pays the pension bill? HMT asks awkward questions

Posted on November 6, 2022 by henry tapper

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 →

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