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Relief is out there – if you look for it
Investing in UK enterprise can offset higher tax
on income. But the schemes that attract breaks carry risks
Search is on for stamp duty loopholes
Wealthy housebuyers will still find ways to avoid paying stamp duty land tax (SDLT) in spite of the government clampdown on special schemes announced yesterday, according to lawyers and tax experts
UK Budget 2011: What it means for you
The personal finance measures included in the Budget and how they will hit your pocket
Estates that donate attract lower IHT
Wealthy families now face the dilemma of whether to give to charity during their lifetime or leave the money in their will
What the Chancellor didn’t tell you about IHT
George Osborne was fairly careful in saying that today’s planned cuts to inheritance tax for people that give money to charity won’t benefit beneficiaries
The death knell for final salary schemes?
A simple flat-rate pension will sweep away the current system where individuals have little certainty
Consumers offered help with high water bills
Public money is to be used in parts of the country where prices are ‘particularly high’, under the first plans since privatisation for subsidising struggling consumers
Tweaked bands offer modest giveaway
The personal income tax allowance for under-65s is to be increased by £630 to £8,105 in April 2012
Regular rises in pension age put on agenda
A standing commission to recommend regular increases in state pension age was trailed by George Osborne in the Budget, who also confirmed the government aims to create a single, flat-rate pension
Ask the expert: What the Budget report means for you
Ask the expert: John Whiting, tax policy director of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, answers your questions on the Budget
