Economy
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Don’t create an inheritance tax present for HMRC: How to make financial gifts with tax benefits that last beyond Christmas
Cash or other financial gifts might be more welcome than ever this Christmas. In grim economic times, older savers with some accumulated…
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Income tax threshold freeze equivalent to hiking basic-rate to 23.5% for middle earners
The government’s deep freeze on income tax thresholds will see some workers’ tax bills rise by the equivalent of a 3.5 percentage…
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ONS report into wages and inflation – professional and scientific sectors keep pace, retail, property and finance suffer
Since May to July 2022, the professional and scientific industry has been the only one where regular wage growth (excluding bonuses) has…
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Autumn Statement – reaction from investment and financial experts to Chancellor Hunt’s announcements
Following Chancellor Hunt’s plans for taxes and government spending which were announced in Parliament on Thursday, 17th November, investment and finance experts…
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Inheritance tax take running 14% higher than 2021: Families warned to act on Hunt’s five-year IHT allowance freeze
Five days after the Chancellor of the Exchequer extended the freeze on inheritance tax nil-rate bands until the 2027/28 tax year, data published…
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Autumn Budget 2022: A balanced budget – Close Brothers Asset Management
This was a balanced budget. It broadly satisfied both financial markets and economists. The market was satisfied by the overall tightening in…
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UK recession: First in, last out?
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy in the British Isles and Asia at RBC Wealth Management The UK seems to be…
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Rabbits, redistribution and rate risks: how the markets have reacted to the Autumn Statement – AJ Bell’s Khalaf
Laith Khalaf (pictured), head of investment analysis at AJ Bell, comments: “Just six weeks after the doomed mini-budget, the Tiggers have relinquished…
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TISA Calls for More Education on Financial Literacy and Immediate Implementation of Dilnot Recommendations
Prakash Chandramohan (pictured), Strategy Director, responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: TISA is supportive of the significant extension of financial support that…
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Tax bills set to spiral as Chancellor confirms deep freeze on personal taxation – AJ Bell
Commenting on the Autumn Statement, AJ Bell experts analyse the key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt concerning income tax and wages, the…
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