Tax relief in its current form just isn’t working. It’s meant to offer an incentive to get us to save for retirement, but it is so complex that most people don’t understand it. Without knowing how it works and how valuable it is, it clearly cannot provide much incentive for increasing contributions.
This is a real shame, because the pension tax relief system costs the government more than £40bn a year when including national insurance relief - but these huge sums of money are not being well ta...
To continue reading this article...
Join Professional Pensions
Become a Professional Pensions Lite Member today
In just a few clicks you can start your free Professional Pensions Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:
- Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
- Receive important and breaking news stories via our two daily news alerts
- Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders
