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Pensions cold calling is set to finally be banned on 9 January, a top Treasury Minister has confirmed.
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Experts breathed a sigh of relief as Philip Hammond’s Budget yesterday avoided a tax raid on pensions.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond promised to ‘unlock’ the “untapped firepower of defined contribution pension schemes.” 
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Thursday, 27 September 2018 12:39

Hammond to present Budget on Monday 29 October

Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed today that his next Budget will take place on Monday 29 October.


Unusually, the Budget is being held on a Monday this year. It's is typically on a Tuesday or Wednesday.

The Treasury said the Budget would “set out the government’s plan to build a stronger, more prosperous economy, building on the recent Spring Statement and last year’s Budget.”

The announcement of the Budget date was slow to emerge this year with some commentators believing the Chancellor was waiting for the conclusion of Brexit negotiations with the EU.

As there is little sign these will be concluded quickly it now appears he has decided to press ahead with a relatively early Budget date despite some experts believing it could have been put off until November or even December.

Mr Hammond Tweeted: “I’ll set out how our balanced approach is getting debt falling while supporting our vital public services, and how we are building a stronger, more prosperous economy.”

Mr Hammond moved the date of the Budget from March to the Autumn after taking over as Chancellor to avoid an end of year tax scramble.

Some commentators have predicted Mr Hammond may limit pensions tax relief and introduce other pension changes but the Treasury has not commented on any speculation.

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The Government will publish its Spring Statement on Tuesday 13 March 2018, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced this week. 

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