It is very hard to imagine how George Osborne could have delivered more injustice in one announcement than he did yesterday. What he announced was
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UK government subsidies for the savings of the wealthiest are the fourth biggest part of state spending
I wrote on this blog last week about the £50 billion annual subsidy given to pensions each year. Some have argued the true figure is
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Osborne plans to increase inequality in the UK
This one’s in haste as I have early morning commitments, but I’ve just read of Osborne’s new pension and inheritance tax plans. The essence is
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Pension tax relief costs £50 billion a year
The cost of subsidising UK pension tax relief has reached £50 billion a year. The following table, issued earlier this year, has been re-issued by
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Towns against tax dodging – a draft motion on tax abuse any council could adopt
Action Aid has developed an interesting new campaign called: As they say: Big companies are getting away with dodging billions in taxes, both here and
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If only local authority pension funds used their clout for social benefit
As Larry Elliott notes in the Guardian this morning: The four biggest pension funds in the world in 2013 were the Japan government pension fund,
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Pension tax reform is Osborne’s cash point machine handing out free money to the over 55s
I am 56 this morning. I mention the fact for a reason. Whether I like it or not, George Osborne wrote his budget for me,
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If you want to halve the deficit abolish pension tax relief
The government has recently released its latest data on the cost of pension tax reliefs. This is something I have taken an interest in before
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UK’s biggest pension schemes have miles to go on responsible investment
I am a supporter of the work of campaign group ShareAction, much of whose attention is focussed on improved pension fund behaviour and reporting, an
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