Experts are warning that Rachel Reeves’ decision to cap the National Insurance advantages of pension salary sacrifice at £2,000 a year risks dismantling one of the UK’s most widely used workplace savings tools, and may force smaller employers to freeze hiring or scale back staff benefits. The Treasury expects theContinue Reading

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter On 12 November, the US House Oversight Committee released a huge tranche of emails and other documents received fromContinue Reading

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has described the accidental early publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report as “deeply disappointing”, after the market-sensitive document appeared online ahead of her Budget statement. Opening her remarks in the Commons, Reeves said the OBR had already taken “full responsibility” for the error. She stressedContinue Reading