HM Treasury

People drawing retirement income from annuities will be able to sell their contracts from 6 April 2017, the government has confirmed.

The government is to consult employers on the use of salary sacrifice schemes and "remains concerned about the growth" of such schemes.

George Osborne has been having a big say in pensions policy since Budget 2014. Owain Thomas explains that this could be set for a further five years.

Whatever the outcome of the tax relief green paper the government should use legislation to enforce a set period of stability for UK pensions, Neil MacGillivray has said.

PP looks at research from TPR and the FCA on accessing pension freedoms

Time for administrators to speak up

The decision to increase public sector employee pension contributions is expected to net the Treasury an extra £2.9bn in 2014-15, according to official figures.

A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Treasury will net an extra £700m in tax this year as a result of the pensions freedom and choice reforms, Hargreaves Lansdown has projected.

Childcare voucher providers have won a two-year stay of execution with schemes remaining open following a delay to the government's tax-free childcare programme.