Conservative leadership contender Boris Johnson has promised to fix the pension tax relief rules that are causing senior doctors and highly-paid staff in the NHS to work fewer hours leading to longer waiting lists.
Speaking at a Telegraph Live hustings event on Monday (8 July), the former foreign secretary and Mayor of London said the current rule is "obviously wrong" and said he had "repeatedly" tried to persuade chancellor Philip Hammond to address issues with the £1.1m lifetime allowance. Annual allowance rules are a particular problem with NHS staff, especially the tapered annual allowance - which restricts the annual allowance of those earning over £150,000. Chase de Vere launches advice service for medical profession The limits have landed staff with huge tax bills and resulted in thous...
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