It’s been an interesting week in politics, and some will be pleased at the outcome, but it's not been such a good week for ISAs. Far from it, in fact.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be planning to tax interest on cash held in stocks and shares ISAs, according to newspaper reports.

Economic growth will slow in 2026 compared to 2025 before picking up in 2027 and 2028, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said in her Spring Statement today in the Commons.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will today make her Spring Forecast in response to the latest economic figures published by the Office for Budget Responsibility.

Rachel Reeves’ second Budget will be published today after some weeks of leaks and u-turns.

The FCA is to launch a renewed drive to axe unnecessary reporting requirements and red tape in a move it claims will save regulated firms over £100m a year.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves took the unusual step this morning of making a speech in Downing Street about November’s Budget, some three weeks before the financial statement is due to be delivered in the House of Commons.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering cutting the tax-free pension commencement lump sum in a bid to save more than £2bn a year for the Treasury.

The UK economy unexpectedly contracted in May, marking the second month in a row of falling output, with GDP down 0.1% after a 0.3% fall in April.

UK GDP showed surprise growth of 0.5% in February - an increase that has been welcomed by industry experts as a sign of a stronger economy than expected.

Financial Planning and tax experts have welcomed comments this week from Chancellor Rachel Reeves at the Davos World Economic Forum that she may soften a Budget crackdown on non-dom individuals.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is today pressing regulators to do more to boost UK growth in the face of disappointing GDP figures.

Latest data from ONS out today reveals that UK real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in Q3 (July to Sept) 2024.

A quarter (26%) of investors didn’t understand the changes made by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement, according to research published today.

Full text of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Budget speech to House of Commons on 30 October 2024. This is the text of the speech as published by the Treasury, some minor changes to actual deliver may have been made and some political comments have been redacted by the Treasury.

From April 2027 inherited pension pots will be subject to inheritance tax (IHT), Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced today in her Budget.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the CPI inflation target will remain at 2%, the long-term Bank of England target.

The State Pension will rise by 4.1% in April when the Triple Lock is implemented in full, the Chancellor said today in her Budget.