Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his annual Budget to parliament next week. The economic backdrop to the announcement has undoubtedly improved since last year, when the UK lost its AAA rating for the first time since 1978 and narrowly avoided falling into a triple-dip recession.
The strength of the recovery is now such that the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has predicted that GDP growth will soon return to pre-crisis levels. What forward guidance then will the Chancellor outline on Thursday in an effort to cement this recovery? We asked advisers what they think clients want to hear from Osborne when he makes his announcement. ISAs In last year's announcement, the government unveiled plans to boost ISA, Junior ISA and Child Trust Fund (CTF) annual subscription limits in line with the consumer price index. This took the 2014-15 ISA limit to £11,880 per y...
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