The UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, this morning delivered his much-anticipated Autumn Statement. He promised a “balanced plan for stability” and asked, “those with more to contribute more”.  He started by setting out the changes to personal taxes. There were no surprises here as these had been trialled in the media over the last week. The […]

The UK Chancellor unveiled today the much-awaited UK Budget for the upcoming year. When talking about the current state of the economy, Rishi Sunak emphasised continuing to protect jobs and livelihoods, but also addressed a longer-term need to rebalance the public finances. We have highlighted some of the key points from an individual perspective: There […]

As Philip Hammond took to the despatch box, he could take comfort that the UK economy was the second-fastest growing G7 economy in 2016, and the 2017 growth forecast has been upgraded. However, the growth forecast for the next few years has been downgraded, and with Brexit looming, Mr Hammond delivered a Budget very much […]