I'm prepared to stand corrected on this but I don't recall Labour slipping out individual honours in this furtive way, certainly donors were given gongs but these were announced as part of the regula… (View Post)
IIRC the amount of CGT that is suggested might have been due from Rayner is about £1.5k. This is approximately 0.03% of the settlement Nadhim Zadhawi is alleged to have made with HMRC. (View Post)
That's effectively what happens - the full state pension will go up to £11,440 in April so anyone with a private pension of more than £1,130 will be paying income tax. Unless income tax allowances go… (View Post)
Yes this is a far more sensible measure than trying to reduce some people's pensions. And the lifetime limit should be brought back - people should not be given tax breaks to accumulate private pensi… (View Post)
The problem with creating a taper system or other way of reducing pensions is that it creates a disincentive to save - why bother to put an extra £X in your SIPP if it will just lead to a loss of £Y … (View Post)