UK Budget

Autumn 2018 Budget summary

Monday saw Philip Hammond’s third Budget and his last before we find out what’s in store with the final deal on Brexit. The Chancellor also left the door open for a Spring Budget in case the Brexit outcome is a ‘no deal’.

Autumn budget 2017

A summary of the key announcements form the Autumn Budget 2017.

Finance Bill 2017 - 2019 tax measures resurrected

Finance Bill 2017 - 2019 resurrects tax changes withdrawn from Finance Act 2017 due to the election. This article shows some of the key tax measures.

Finance bill (no.2) 2017 – items removed

The decision to hold a general election on 8 June 2017 has resulted in a number of items being removed from the Finance Bill (No.2) 2017. This article lists some of the key items which have been removed.

Spring budget 2017

For the last Spring Budget Phillip Hammond provided a few surprises from what was, on a the whole, a reasonably low key budget.

QROPS and the overseas transfer charge

The UK Government has announced a 25% tax charge that applies to certain transfers from UK registered pension schemes to QROPS.

What we already know about April 2017

This article provides a reminder of the significant number of changes that have already been announced by the Government and are due to come into effect from 6 April 2017.

Autumn Statement 2016

We weren’t expecting too many financial planning surprises in today’s Autumn Statement – and we weren’t disappointed by the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond. Much of the focus was on infrastructure and unlike his predecessor there was no big reveal.

What we already knew about April 2016 – Tax

This article provides a reminder of the significant number of changes that have already been announced which are due to come into effect from 6 April 2016.

Autumn Statement 2015

Following George Osborne's announcement on 25 November 2015, the main changes to pensions and taxation.