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Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves gives a speech at the Treasury in London, Britain, to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new Government will be taking to deliver economic growth. Picture date: Monday, July 8, 2024. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo
Politics

Starmer and Reeves warned against new pension tax that would hit 7m people

Treasury officials are understood to be keen on a cap on the tax relief that is available for workers' pension contributions

Saving and Banking

Number of accounts where savers risk tax bill doubles in a year - is yours one?

Callum Mason

The inheritance tax saga is our longest running drama, and another series awaits

Article thumbnail: File photo dated 26/01/18 of money. Some people face the prospect of freezing or starving this winter amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said that soaring energy bills are driving "frightening" demand for advice around food insecurity. It warned that it is already seeing an increase ahead of a "toxic cocktail" this winter of soaring energy bills, growing inflation and higher interest rates - and raised concerns about how people will manage later in the year. Issue date: Monday August 22, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND CostofLiving. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire
Saving and Banking

How to protect your life savings, according to experts

Saving and Banking

'Mortgages will stay high': IFS economist answers your election questions

Article thumbnail: (FILES) An aerial view shows snow-covered offices and buildings including the Shard skyscraper, as a boat passes under Tower Bridge on the River Thames, from Wapping, east London on December 12, 2022. Australian-born private equity entrepreneur Angus Murray has submitted the proposal to transform the history-rich yet little-known Kingsway Exchange Tunnels into a major tourist attraction. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: (FILES) An aerial view shows snow-covered offices and buildings including the Shard skyscraper, as a boat passes under Tower Bridge on the River Thames, from Wapping, east London on December 12, 2022. Australian-born private equity entrepreneur Angus Murray has submitted the proposal to transform the history-rich yet little-known Kingsway Exchange Tunnels into a major tourist attraction. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt learn how to lay bricks during a visit to a college in north London on November 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt learn how to lay bricks during a visit to a college in north London on November 20, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Daniel Leal-WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: SALFORD, ENGLAND - JUNE 4: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout provided by ITV, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (L) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speak on stage during the first head-to-head debate of the General Election on June 4, 2024 in Salford, England. The first televised debate of the 2024 General Election between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will take place on ITV. (Photo by Jonathan Hordle - ITV via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: SALFORD, ENGLAND - JUNE 4: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Handout image was provided by a third-party organization and may not adhere to Getty Images' editorial policy.) In this handout provided by ITV, Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (L) and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speak on stage during the first head-to-head debate of the General Election on June 4, 2024 in Salford, England. The first televised debate of the 2024 General Election between Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will take place on ITV. (Photo by Jonathan Hordle - ITV via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: They're at a roadblock with their financial problems
Article thumbnail: They're at a roadblock with their financial problems