Budget Summary June 2010

June 23rd, 2010

Please find below our Budget summary covering the key tax issues in George Osborne’s first Budget. The June Budget had been characterised as ‘the unavoidable Budget’ and the ‘emergency Budget’ and [...]
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CLUES TO BUDGET – SAVINGS?

June 17th, 2010

BUDGET 2010 (CON-LIB)  

A think tank linked to the Conservatives has published an interesting paper on ‘unlocking long-term saving’.   The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) was founded in 1974 [...]
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The Art of Smart Investing & Football

June 13th, 2010

Well the moment has finally arrived, whether you are incredibly excited or totally indifferent, World Cup 2010 is off and running.

I recently came across the following article which was [...]
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Osborne to announce CGT exemptions

June 7th, 2010

Chancellor George Osborne is due to announce a number of concessions in the planned capital gains tax (CGT) rise, including exemption for over-65s, according to The Sunday Telegraph.

The government has come under fire over its [...]
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Bank Savings Alternative???

June 2nd, 2010

Index-linked certificates are looking surprisingly attractive. 

National Savings & Investments has largely disappeared from the savings league tables since its brief flirtation with market-leading growth bond rates last [...]
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