Pensioners should beware unexpected tax liability or risk fines – Ros Altmann
Ros was quoted in the Yorkshire Post, warning that many pensioners may end up straying over the frozen tax threshold and be fined for not paying tiny amounts of tax.
ROS ALTMANN: The government’s stealth tax raid on pensioners shows they’re just giving with one hand and taking away with the other
Ros wrote a Comment article for Daily Mail warning the Government that more pensioners may be unknowingly dragged into the tax net and end up facing fines for not paying tiny amounts of tax they never knew were due. ( link to pdf )
How the Tories turned pensioners into cash cows
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph calling on the Chancellor to ease the tax burdens on pensioners by raising tax thresholds, as pensioner taxes have risen to the highest ever level.
Top public sector workers to be shielded from Labour’s pensions raid
Ros wrote an article for the Daily Telegraph, explaining why it would be so wrong for Labour to try to exempt certain public sector workers from a reimposed Lifetime Pension Allowance – this allowance should stay in the bin!
The Bank of England’s policies have been a disaster for our pensions
Ros wrote an Opinion column for the inews and the ‘i’ Newspaper expressing the view that monetary policy is too tight and needs to be eased quickly in order to anticipate future inflation/growth.
A fifth of first-time buyers are taking out mortgages for 35 years or more to get on the housing ladder as budgets are squeezed
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mail and ThisIsMoney, commenting on the fact that one in five first time buyers now take 35 year mortgages and also get a first home at older ages than in the past. ( link to pdf )
Peak interest rates! This 5.6% savings account is now UK’s best – but it won’t last long
Ros was quoted in the Daily Express explaining her view that the Bank of England should not keep raising rates as it may already have tightened policy too much. ( link to pdf )
Rishi Sunak’s target to halve inflation has already been met, Bank of England says – but it warns the UK’s growth is grinding to a halt
Ros is quoted by Daily Mail saying the central banks were too slow to recognise inflation risks, but are now overdoing the tightening, keep policy restrictive for too long which will damage growth. ( link to pdf )
Bank of England should put rate rises on hold and pause QT
Here is a note on my blog explaining why I believe the Bank of England should not increase rates any more, should pause QT and properly assess the impact of its monetary tightening policies, which may already have gone too far.
Farms owned for generations risk being sold or broken up under Labour’s proposed inheritance tax, industry experts warn
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mail warning against rumoured plans by a future Labour Government to extend inheritance tax to farmland and small family businesses. ( link to pdf )