Leading up to the Autumn Statement in November, everyone was geared up for impactful and dramatic changes, especially around the big hitters like inheritance tax, income tax and capital gains tax. But Jeremy Hunt’s ‘110 policies for growth’, turned out to be mostly...
Autumn Statement
Autumn Statement in review and forecasts from the OBR – it’s grim out there
Tax burden expected to rise to 37.7% of GDP in five years’ time – a post-war high Economic growth forecast to be 0.7% in 2024 and 1.4% in 2025 Chancellor rolling the dice on economic stability – margin for error on national debt is £13 billion, while the average held...
Evelyn Partners: How Hunt’s National Insurance cuts affect take-home pay
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reduced the main rate of National Insurance for employees by 2p in his Autumn Statement and overhauled NI for the self-employed. Currently, employees pay 12% Class 1 National Insurance on earnings over £12,570, and 2% on earnings over...
Autumn Statement review: An economist’s spotlight on the detail from Gerard Lyons
Economist Gerard Lyons and Netwealth have shared Lyons' assessment of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement yesterday. In his view, there are a number of key takeaways which are highlighted in his summary below: The focus and the tone of the Statement was constructive,...
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Autumn Statement: Chancellor tinkers with ISA rules but ‘bottles’ opportunity for radical reform to benefit savers
The government has announced a series of moderate changes to the ISA system but, according to AJ Bell, it has failed to deliver radical...
Autumn Statement: “Delight” over extension to EIS and VCT sunset clause to 2035
Following the autumn statement, which revealed the government's plans to extend the VCT and EIS sunset clauses until 2035, experts have...
Autumn Statement: ISA gets nicer: shot in the arm for UK investors says HL
Commenting on the Chancellor's changes to the ISA regime, the team at Hargreaves Lansdown have been looking at different elements of this...
Hunt’s Autumn Statement NIC cut saves a working couple £1,500 a year – analysis from AJ Bell’s Laura Suter
Cutting the main rate of National Insurance from 12% to 10% will save someone on £30,000 around £350 a year Anyone earning more than...
Autumn Statement ‘huge leap forward’ in plans to avoid ‘wasting’ £1 trillion in DB pension assets – Steve Webb
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement announcement of plans to make it easier for well-funded DB pension schemes to run on and build a surplus...
Autumn Statement: No pre-election give aways on income tax – reaction to Hunt’s announcements including cut to NICs
As Chancellor Hunt reveals plans for the economy, for businesses and for consumers, experts from across the financial services sector have...
Property market largely overlooked as Mortgage, Property and Legal experts share their reaction to Autumn Statement
As Chancellor Hunt reveals plans for the economy, for businesses and for consumers, mortgage and property professionals have been sharing...
Hunt’s Autumn Statement ‘pot for life’ announcement – pensions experts react
As Chancellor Hunt reveals plans for the economy, for businesses and for consumers, experts from across the financial services sector have...
AJ Bell’s Tom Selby shares thoughts as Chancellor confirms bumper 8.5% state pension boost
Following Jeremy Hunt's announcement that retirees will receive an inflation-busting 8.5% state pension boost from April next year, Tom...
Chancellor sticks with Triple Lock manifesto pledge in Autumn Statement- pensions experts react
With Chancellor Hunt now on his feet in the chamber, experts have been sharing their reaction to the Autumn Statement announcement that...
What do mortgage holders want from tomorrow’s Autumn Statement? Mortgage & Property experts tell us what’s on their wishlist
Given the UK’s tough economic conditions and recent reports of stagnant growth, it’s not surprising there has been intense speculation...
Jeremy Hunt to explore ‘pot for life’ reforms to solve £27 billion lost pensions problem: analysis from AJ Bell’s Tom Selby
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will explore reforms to allow savers to choose their own pension scheme for automatic enrolment in tomorrow’s...
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