Tax cuts fail to save lacklustre Spring Statement
Sunak pledges to go ‘further’ on reliefs and allowances
Sunak pledges to go ‘further’ on reliefs and allowances
‘System is potentially set up for the administrative convenience of HMRC rather than the benefit of taxpayers’
‘We’re concerned that people might be enticed into investing money they can’t afford to lose’
But ‘many pensioners face a difficult squeeze on their cost of living for the next 12 months’
Speculation is rife ahead of Rishi Sunak’s speech on 23 March
‘Many people who would not consider themselves wealthy will now face a hefty bill’
FCA, ombudsman and lifeboat scheme to be questioned
As it adjusts awards in line with inflation
It ‘used a series of tactics to try and frustrate’ HMRC
Members have lost £18m in redress due to firms entering liquidation
After they used false certificates to prove they had minimum requirements to apply to be insurance agents
But it is not yet clear if measures ‘are genuinely protecting consumers’