Articles tagged "Budget 2009"

  • Office workers
    Threat to pension savers
    20/05/2009 - 16:28
    News

    Nearly four million Brits who currently pay into occupational pension schemes could be at risk of losing their employer contributions in light of changes to tax relief for higher earners.

  • Construction site
    Recession deeper than expected
    24/04/2009 - 10:53
    News by Chris Thomas

    New figures show that the recession is deeper than previously thought, with the economy shrinking by 1.9% in the first three months of this year – the largest fall since 1979.

  • Grave stone
    Death knell for final salary schemes
    24/04/2009 - 11:23
    News by Ruth Emery

    It is feared that the government may be planning to scrap tax relief on employer contributions to high earners' pensions - potentially sounding the death knell for final salary schemes.

  • Broadband
    Faster broadband for four million homes
    23/04/2009 - 17:34
    News by Nathalie Bonney

    Close to four million homes should get faster internet access under plans announced in the Budget 2009.

  • The economy
    Darling’s economic forecast “unrealistic”
    23/04/2009 - 13:01
    News by Johanna Gornitzki

    Alistair Darling’s optimistic growth forecast has been slammed as “unrealistic” by leading economists.

  • Increased ISA allowance won’t help savers
    23/04/2009 - 09:56
    Blog entry
  • Pension pot
    High earners lose 40% tax relief
    22/04/2009 - 18:20
    News by Ruth Emery

    Tax relief on pension contributions at 40% will be scrapped from 2011 for people earning more than £150,000.

  • London taxi
    What the Budget means for investors
    22/04/2009 - 18:27
    News by Andrew Pitts

    The Budget contained several details which will impact investors, reports Andrew Pitts.

  • A typical British cottage
    Darling delivers blow to holiday-homeowners
    22/04/2009 - 17:51
    News by Johanna Gornitzki

    People who own a holiday-home in the UK will lose a range of tax benefits from next April after a hidden clause in the Budget revealed the holiday lettings rules are to be scrapped.

  • Market reaction to Budget
    How markets reacted to the Budget
    22/04/2009 - 17:48
    News by Andrew Pitts

    UK government bonds fell sharply and the benchmark 10-year government bond yield shot up by nearly four basis points after chancellor Alistair Darling delivered his forecasts for public borrowing.