Maybe it’s all down to presentation, but no-one seems to have thought much of Rishi’s ‘moment to shine’. There were some good headlines there. National Insurance is still going up, but so is the amount you have to earn before you pay it. Making that the same as income tax at last simplifies things a bit. Petrol will be 5p cheaper than it was yesterday, although it’s already 25p more expensive than it was last month (so I hear from those still driving petrol cars). And income tax down by 1p in a year or two. I can’t help feeling, though, that we’re already on the election trail. And that whoever wins in a couple of years will be left with the really tough gig.
“Donating to charity via a will could see beneficiaries profit”
Including gifts to charity in your will is a nice thing to do, but it’s often only for those without anyone obvious to whom they can leave their worldly worth. Or perhaps when there are obvious recipients they don’t wish to benefit; families can be funny things.