Pre-Budget report 2008 - Personal finance
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Child poverty goal ‘unlikely to be hit’
There was a blow on Thursday for the government’s aim on child poverty even after Alistair Darling devoted what money he could spare to poor families
Limited impact of CGT change fails to quell anger
Yet there is little evidence that charging entrepreneurs up to 80 per cent extra when they sell a company will discourage enterprise
Savers keep pace with shifting tax goalposts
Next month marks the start of the 10th year of individual savings accounts, a further opportunity for putting up to £7,200 (increased from £7,000) out of the clutches of the taxman
Tax increase for high-emission cars
Buyers, manufacturers and retailers of high-emission cars in Britain are to be hit by a reform of the vehicle excise duty, which will include the imposition of a new first-year rate of as much as £950 per car
Personal allowances increased with inflation
Non-drinking, non-smoking, non-driving pensioners taking their wicker baskets to the shops have been characterised as the obvious winners in a Budget big on ‘sin’ and green taxes
What does the Budget mean for you?
How will the new Budget measures affect your personal finances? The FT’s specialists answer your questions
Chances rise for deal on US non-doms
American citizens who pay a proposed £30,000 levy on non-domiciles living in Britain should not be subject to double taxation by the US authorities, the UK Treasury believes
Drive against stamp duty loophole
The chancellor is expected to tighten the rules that allow people to get around stamp duty on £1m-plus houses through the use of special purpose vehicles
Budget unlikely to offer many giveaways
Alastair Darling’s first Budget could hit high earners with increased National Insurance contributions and bigger stamp duty bills on high-value homes
Tax reward for ‘green’ drivers
Owners of high-polluting cars are set to be punished while those with cleaner transport will be rewarded, as the chancellor attempts to give the Budget a strong green flavour
