Net pay issue to widen as AE lower earnings limit rise confirmed

James Phillips
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Low earners in net-pay schemes will lose out on more pensions tax relief as the gap between auto-enrolment (AE) qualifying earnings and the personal tax allowance widens.

Under plans announced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today (4 December), the lower earnings limit for AE is set to rise by £104 per year to £6,136 from April next year. Pensions a...

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