In 1975, the Chancellor’s Budget dared to go where no successor has dared since.
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HMRC suffers from too much interest
As had often been noted over the last few years, one of the strategies adopted by successive governments to increase tax revenue is the freezing of tax allowances and bands.
Pensions and inheritance tax
The government is showing no signs of changing its plans to levy inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions.
Spring Statement: the magic of £9.9 billion
There were no tax increases in the Chancellor’s Spring Statement (upgraded from an initial Spring Forecast), but that might just be pain deferred.
The Cost of Tax
HMRC may not have as many friends as it claims to have ‘customers’, but is it value for money?