Financial Planners have warned that better planning is needed to help thousands avoid steadily rising Inheritance Tax bills as more estates are caught by the death tax.

The Government is consulting on proposals to bring forward the rise in the State Pension Age to 68 from 2044 to 2037 resulting in millions being forced to wait longer for the state pension.

NS&I has today pushed up the interest rate on its Income Bonds by 14 basis points, from 0.01% gross/AER to 0.15% gross/AER.

The Prime Minister has announced rises to dividend and share tax and a rise in National Insurance from April 2022 to address the funding crisis in the health and social care system.