Government Announcements

Several changes re-instated in latest Finance Bill.

Around 390,000 working parents are expected to benefit from 1 September 2017.

Most government spending on digital services has gone to SMEs.

First-time buyers have saved around £1.8 billion into Help to Buy ISAs since 2015.

Fraudsters face fines for coaxing savers to move pensions to fake schemes.

The jobless total fell to its lowest rate since 1975 in Q2 2017.

The majority of small firms are being excluded from the devolution process in their local area.

Private pensions helped retirees’ income nearly triple in real terms in the last 40 years.

Individuals will be able to legally ask businesses to delete certain personal data from May 2018.

As interest rates were held at 0.25%, the Bank of England has cut its growth forecast to 1.7%.