George Osborne expected to announce flat-rate of tax relief in March Budget

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Speculation is rife that Chancellor George Osborne will introduce a flat-rate of tax relief, which will benefit lower earners according to a report in the Financial Times.

Such a decision would be welcomed by those who fear Osborne may choose a radical reform to the tax system by implementing an ISA-like taxed, exempt, exempt (TEE) structure. Barnett Waddingham se...

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