Pension tax-relief will not survive without pension incomes
As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
The Centre has contributed a chapter to a discussion paper, “Ageing population and financial services”, published by the Financial Conduct Authority.
The savers who have already exercised their pension freedoms will no longer be the target of politicians.
The government has brought in some encouraging policies to tackle the rise in buy-to-let landlords and protect the interests of first-time buyers, but there is more to do.
The Observer, Sunday October 11th, 2015
Last year’s Freedom and Choice reforms tore up the consensus that pensions policy needs to smooth income over retirement. However, research suggests that individuals still value pension predictability.