Govt stealth tax sees IHT bills hit record £3.9bn

HMRC took in £3.9bn from inheritance in six months to end of September, £400m more than in the same period last year. The government collected a record amount from inheritance tax (IHT) in the six months to the end of September as frozen thresholds mean more estates are being hit by the tax. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) took in …

Retirement ProfessionalsGovt stealth tax sees IHT bills hit record £3.9bn

Inflation sees surprise fall to 6.7%

The UK’s headline rate of inflation has nudged down, helped by an easing of food and accommodation prices. UK CPI inflation was reported at 6.7% for August, compared to the 6.8% recorded in July and consensus expectations of an uptick to 7.0%. The ONS data shows an even greater drop in the core inflation reading: annual core CPI (excluding food, …

Retirement ProfessionalsInflation sees surprise fall to 6.7%

State pension to rise 8% next year as govt cost to hit £134bn.

The expected 8% increase for the 2024-25 financial year follows the 10.1% state pension increase this year. The Treasury is set to increase the state pension by more than 8% from next April as record earnings growth looks to exceed inflation, according to the Financial Times. The value of the state pension is determined by the pension triple lock, which …

Retirement ProfessionalsState pension to rise 8% next year as govt cost to hit £134bn.

Treasury collects £2.6bn in 13 weeks as IHT receipts rise

Fuelled by record June receipts and rising interest rates The government netted £2.6bn from inheritance tax (IHT) between April and July 2023, which was £0.2bn higher than in the same period a year earlier, latest official statistics show. Figures from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) showed that receipts in June 2023 were the highest monthly total on record and could …

Retirement ProfessionalsTreasury collects £2.6bn in 13 weeks as IHT receipts rise

Inflation falls by 1.1% to 6.8%

Core inflation remained unchanged between June and July. CPI inflation rose by 6.8% in the 12 months to July, down from 7.9% in June, the latest ONS figures reveal. On a monthly basis, CPI fell by 0.4% in July, compared with a rise of 0.6% in July 2022. CPIH inflation, which includes owner occupiers’ housing costs, saw an annual rise …

Retirement ProfessionalsInflation falls by 1.1% to 6.8%

State pension likely to rise 8.2% to almost £11,500 ahead of election

Another bumper increase in the state pension could follow 10.1% hike last April Wage inflation was 8.2 per cent in May-July in official data released today The full rate state pension could top £220 a week if earnings growth sticks at its current 8.2 per cent, as pundits reckon the Government is highly unlikely to break the triple lock pledge …

Retirement ProfessionalsState pension likely to rise 8.2% to almost £11,500 ahead of election