You heard it here (several times) first. Austerity will miraculously end the day after we Brexit. Don’t think for a minute that it’s the result of years of sacrifice and our government’s crafty policies. A giant injection of cash into the economy is the only thing likely to prevent a crash of gigantic proportions; and that, in my humble, remoaner’s opinion, is if we get a deal. No deal doesn’t bear thinking about. Good news is that the cash explosion will happen whoever’s in power; but Labour will actually believe it’s a good thing.
“Why most won’t need to worry about IHT on pensions”
Many a government has made the point that only a minority will be affected by this or that tax change or tinker. It is, however, both perception and aspiration which are important, and they are what makes IHT the ‘most hated’ of all taxes – along with all the others, of course.
