Autumn Statement

Pensions minister Steve Webb has strongly hinted there will be action on tax relief in the Autumn Statement tomorrow.

George Osborne has refused to deny whether there will be a raid on pensions tax relief for the rich in Wednesday's Autumn Statement.

Jonathan Stapleton on the annual round of tax relief speculation

Here it is. The updated Professional Pensions guide on how pensions tax relief restrictions have developed.

A cut to the annual allowance in the autumn statement would hit middle-class savers who increase contributions to their pension pot later in life, the industry warns.

George Osborne is considering a new tax raid on the pension contributions of richer voters, after rejecting the idea of a "wealth tax" based on higher council rates for luxury homes and apartments.

Schemes willing to get involved with the Treasury's infrastructure investment strategy are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of detail on the plans.

The government will save more than £2.5bn through a clampdown on "complex asset- backed funding structures" that allow firms to over-claim tax relief, says George Osborne.