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How to raise £10,000,000,000
With a ‘black hole’ of £22 billion to fill, there are plenty of groups giving Rachel Reeves advice. The Fabian Society published a report...

Michael Hill
Oct 18, 20242 min read


Capital gains tax: a minority sport?
Will increased capital gains tax (CGT) mean less tax gets paid? Source HMRC The Labour Party’s 2024 manifesto said, ‘We will not increase...

Michael Hill
Oct 11, 20242 min read


2024 – the year of two Budgets
Many chancellors ago, in November 2016, Philip Hammond announced an end to spring Budgets and their replacement with autumn Budgets. At...

Michael Hill
Oct 4, 20242 min read


The taxing cost of pensions
HMRC has updated its estimates for the cost of pension tax relief. Rachel Reeves will have taken note ahead of her first Budget on 30...

Michael Hill
Sep 27, 20242 min read


Interest rates start to fall
August saw the first cut in UK interest rates since March 2020. Source: Bank of England On 1 August, the Bank of England cut its bank...

Michael Hill
Sep 20, 20242 min read


The case for holidays for investors
August started with sharp gyrations on global stock markets. It was a good time to be on holiday. Source: Investing.com It was once...

Michael Hill
Sep 13, 20242 min read
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