Boost household income to drive China’s economy in next 5 years, ex-official urges
China should make greater efforts to boost household income over the next five years as the world’s second-largest…
Taking your pension lump sum fearing Budget taxes? Beware if you change your mind
Pensioners who take their tax-free cash and then regret their decision may have to live with the consequences,…
Friedrich Merz’s fight to fix the German economy is already on the ropes – POLITICO
Dittrich called on the government to immediately do away with unnecessary bureaucracy and overhaul Germany’s social security system…
Pensioners take tax-free cash and call it ‘income’ in bid to cut inheritance tax
Financial advisers say more pensioners are using tax-free retirement cash and gifting it to their children as ‘surplus…
The homeowners who rely on their properties to fund retirement
Many property owners, especially those in London, find themselves with homes that have grown substantially in value which…
We’re pensioners on £3k – the triple lock should be reduced
Andy Burdon, 70, and Sylvia Burdon, 71, said they want to prove that you can have a fulfilling…
Why we can expect a ‘bummer of a budget’ and what is likely to be in it
With no election looming, expect to see one-offs pared back amid calls for financial restraint Finance Minister Paschal…
UK Government urged to scrap planned State Pension age rise
The New State Pension age is set to start rising to 67 from next year. The State Pension…
MPs secretly want state pension triple lock killed off
Economists say the triple lock is becoming increasingly unaffordable but there is little political appetite for any change…
People withdrawing money from a private or workplace pension could be due £3,800 tax refund
More than 13,000 tax refund forms were processed between April and June. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) issued…
Eoin McGee answers: ‘My 20-year-old son has €20k in savings. Should I encourage him to start a workplace pension ahead of auto-enrolment?’
Can he still join the new government scheme if he works more hours in the future? Employees aged…
At 65, French retirees out-earn workers—while many U.S. boomers can’t afford to retire
French retirees over the age of 65 now make more money relative to the average salary of working-age…