Spring Statement: Pensions updates to look out for

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will deliver his mini-budget later today

Hope William-Smith
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Spring Statement: Pensions updates to look out for

The industry has been speculating on what chancellor Rishi Sunak might announce for pensions in the Spring Statement today (23 March) with triple lock, auto-enrolment (AE) and tax changes leading the discussions.

As we head into the new financial year, AJ Bell estimates that interest payments on government debt soared from £37.5bn to £67bn during 2021/22 after increased focus on the Covid-19 crisis dominate...

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