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...Jeremy Hunt is set to announce the biggest overhaul to UK individual savings accounts in almost a decade, as he looks to boost the use of the tax-free savings vehicles to provide capital for economic growth...
...Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plans to use his Autumn Statement to tackle the sharp rise in the number of people unable to work because of long-term mental health issues, as he seeks to keep them in jobs and off...
...The pension fund looking after the retirement savings of Britain’s MPs and ministers has given the cold shoulder to UK companies, in spite of efforts by chancellor Jeremy Hunt to funnel more cash into domestic...
...Shares in brokers AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown — two platforms through which the funds may be invested — jumped following the announcement....
...Jeremy Hunt will cut taxes in his Spring Budget — on that most Tory MPs and economists are agreed....
...Laura Trott, Treasury minister, has confirmed that her boss Jeremy Hunt will cut personal taxes in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, claiming the outlook for the economy had “completely changed”....
...The Labour party’s plan to spend £28bn on green capital investment could be delivered a hammer blow by Jeremy Hunt’s Budget if, as expected, the UK chancellor uses his fiscal “headroom” to give away billions...
...Andy Bell, founder of the investment platform AJ Bell, said the proposals added complexity and were unlikely to move the needle in terms of boosting investment in UK equities or motivating savers to switch...
...Already this year, UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt has called in bank bosses to discuss whether their ailing market valuations are a problem economically....
...Torsten Bell, chief executive of the Resolution Foundation think-tank, said the government’s claim that the defence pledge was fully funded was “a joke”....
...Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has floated the idea of adding a £5,000 allowance for investments into UK companies....
...This article has been amended to clarify details of Jeremy Hunt’s public spending plans and potential options for change....
...Analysts from AJ Bell calculated the combined NIC cuts would mean savings of up to £1,508 a year for those earning £50,270 or more and almost £900 for someone earning £35,000 a year....
...Just two months ago, Jeremy Hunt warned tax cuts were “virtually impossible”. On Wednesday the UK chancellor made a dramatic political pivot as he unveiled £20bn of tax cuts in the Autumn Statement....
...Brokers and retail trading platforms AJ Bell and Hargreaves Lansdown gained 2.6 per cent and 2.2 per cent respectively. However, the wider reception was more muted....
...Andy Bell, founder of investment platform AJ Bell, tells the FT that measures to ease transfers are “sensible” but “picking at the edges”....
...Plus, to the disappointment of many marketing departments, Jeremy Hunt, chancellor, has named it the decidedly less catchy “UK Isa”....
...In September, chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that making tax cuts would be “virtually impossible” in his Autumn Statement. With just three days to go, Tory MPs believe they are a racing certainty....
...The EU’s decision to impose its own border emissions charges in 2026 appears to have forced the hand of chancellor Jeremy Hunt....
...They have slashed tax-free allowances on capital gains and dividends and there may be more to come in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget on March 6....
...AJ Bell, the brokerage platform, said measures did not go far enough to simplify the current regime....
...Jeremy Hunt believes a dearth of investment in the UK stock market is hampering growth and competitiveness....
...Jeremy Hunt’s Budget this month, in which he proposed a new UK Isa, has attracted criticism for adding an extra layer of complexity....
...Bell said plans had been presented to chancellor Jeremy Hunt and reflected an ambition to simplify Isas to motivate savings and investment....
...Last March, Jeremy Hunt, in a “Budget shocker”, scrapped the pensions lifetime allowance that had been introduced in 2006....
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