Budget 24: recruitment agencies face tax clamp down
In a bid to tackle worker exploitation, tax avoidance, and people who fail to pay their taxes on time, the chancellor unveiled a £1.4 billion investment for HMRC for...
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Budget 24: no change to 25% tax free pension withdrawals
The pensions industry expressed relief that the chancellor decided not to change how much cash people can withdraw from pensions tax-free. Prior to yesterday’s Budget there had been speculation...
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Budget 24: ‘delight’ as chancellor leaves employer NI pension relief alone
Employer fears that chancellor Rachel Reeves would remove national insurance contributions pension relief did not materialise in today’s Budget. The chancellor did announce that the amount of national insurance...
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Budget 24: pensions to come under scope of inheritance tax
Pensions will be included within the value of estates for inheritance tax purposes from April 2027, chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in today's Budget. The move comes as Reeves said...
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Budget 24: employer NI hike to 15% prompts pensions and recruitment warning
Employer National Insurance contributions will increase from 13.8 percent to 15 percent from April 2025, chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed in the first Budget from the Labour government. The...
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Employers face £500 bill per worker if NI pension relief cut
Employer costs could rise dramatically if the government goes ahead with proposals to remove national insurance contribution pension relief, data analysis has found. Employers could face a £500 bill...
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Business inflation fears ease as ONS reveals sub-2% figure
Inflation fell by more than expected in September 2024, across both its key measures, raising hopes that the Bank of England (BoE) will cut interest rates next month (November)....
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Former pensions minister slams plan to add NI to employer contributions
Reports that chancellor Rachel Reeves will slap national insurance (NI) on employer contributions in the October budget to help fill the £20 billion black hole have been slammed as...
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Beat the pension scammers, how employers can help
For Sue Flood, the shock of losing her pension life savings resulted in severe depression. Flood and her husband were scammed out of £230,000 between them, with the final...
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News UK government will drop British ISA plan broadly welcomed
Reports that the government will drop plans to create a new UK ISA have been broadly welcomed. The news follows concerns that a new ISA would further complicate an...
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