UK Budget 2009 - Personal finance
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Self-employed claim pensions discrimination
The UK Budget’s ‘anti-forestalling’ rule will catch individuals who only make a large annual contribution to pensions saving once they have an idea of their earnings for a tax year
New tax rules threaten company pension plans
New rules to withdraw some tax relief from pension contributions made by the nation's highest earners and the move to levy tax on contributions made by employers on...
High earners left with few ways to avoid 50% tax
High earners are advised to transfer assets to lower-earning spouses and maximise pension contributions as the government introduces legislation to block most loopholes
Isa top-up rates may falter
Older savers topping up individual savings accounts, following the Budget increase in the annual limit to £10,200, could receive a lower interest rate than is paid on their existing balances
Tax quirk results in 60% rate for some
A number of inddividuals will see a significant increase in their tax bills next year
High earners pay the consequences
Last year, I suggested: “Chancellors should pay less lip service to golden rules, and more attention to the law of unintended consequences. Alistair Darling, it seeems, has grasped 50 per cent – in more ways than one
Green funds set to enjoy increased investment
Investors in green investment funds are set to receive a boost from what Alistair Darling called the world’s “first-ever carbon Budget”
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Focus on capital gains set to sharpen
A surge in tax planning is likely to be triggered by the rise in the top rate to 50 per cent
Brain drain fear echoes non-dom concerns
Gauging willingness of wealthy to move is difficult
Wealthy left to lick their wounds
High earners were dealt a double blow in the Budget
Pension providers warn of unintended consequences
Reduced tax relief will make other investments more attractive
Worse off given more of a helping hand
The government has sought to offset tax increases on the rich with tax credits for the less well-off
Darling raises the allowance on Isas
Annual contribution limit for Isas raised to £10,200
Tax relief lift for enterprise investment
Mixed news for EIS investors
Stamp duty holiday extended to year-end
First-time buyers given until the end of this year to avoid stamp duty
New measures to curb evasion
Tax avoiders could be “named and shamed” by Revenue
Business speaks
Leading industry figures react to Darling’s Budget
Darling sets his sights on higher earners
High rate taxpayers hit hard by the Budget
High earners take a bruising
High earners have been badly bruised by today’s Budget
Alcohol and tobacco taxes to rise by 2%
Measure condemned by drinks and pub industries
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Q&A: What the Budget means for you
Ask the expert: John Whiting, tax partner at PwC answers your questions about the implications of the Budget .
Sparse giveaways likely from chancellor strapped for cash
Tax giveaways in the Budget may be few and far between
Darling urged to help savers by raising Isa limits
Alistair Darling is being urged to increase the Isa limit to £10,000 a year
Calls for Isa limits to be raised in the Budget
Nationwide Building Society urges the government to raise the Isa limit
Pension tax relief warning
40 per cent relief on contributions under threat
