Conservatives

Lowering the earnings trigger for auto-enrolment (AE) is not a Labour manifesto commitment, according to a rebuttal document.

PP research finds strong support for latest plans

Prime Minister David Cameron has said the Conservatives will raise the 40% tax threshold from £41,900 to £50,000 if they win the 2015 General Election.

The current 55% tax duty payable when pension funds are passed on after death is set to be axed under this government, George Osborne has announced.

The Conservatives are said to be planning to merge national insurance into income tax in a major shake-up of the current tax system.

Labour has backed a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) that calls for tax relief on pensions to be slashed by £2bn a year.

The Conservatives are the most trusted party when it comes to pensions, with almost three out of ten Buzz respondents saying they had faith in the Tories.

Jack Jones says the right is shifting left on pensions

A Parliamentary early day motion praising (EDM) the decision to raise savings caps of share schemes has been supported by MPs from across the political spectrum.

The Local Government Association (LGA) Conservative and Labour groups have backed retention of councillor access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).