Autumn Budget Summary

Posted by Joel Adams on 30 October 2018 in LIFT-Financial.

This post is over a year old. There may now be updates to the facts stated and the views of the author. Please read with this in mind or check for more recent articles in LIFT-Financial.

The Chancellor signalled an end to austerity in his Budget yesterday, with several spending measures announced following lower than expected public borrowing. Otherwise, the Budget was fairly benign for most tax payers, with some welcome news around Personal Allowances and the Higher Rate tax threshold.

Our budget report covers all the key changes and you'll hopefully find it a useful summary.

For a concise picture of yesterday’s announcements, please download our 2018 Budget Summary Report.

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