Neil MacGillivray: Resurrecting the pension v ISA debate

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The minimal changes on pensions the Chancellor did announce in last month's Budget have somewhat revived the age-old dispute around the relative benefits of pensions and ISAs, writes Neil MacGillivray.

If last month's Budget announcement is anything to go by, it would seem the Osborne push for an ISA-centric world has met its maker under Chancellor Phillip Hammond. With no hint of an introduction to the Workplace ISA or inflation-based increase for the ISA allowance, the minimal changes Hammond did announce on pensions have somewhat revived the age-old dispute around the relative benefits pensions of pensions and ISAs. Neil MacGillivray: Fishing the tax pond The simple fact is, of course, that pensions and ISAs should not be seen as being in direct competition for retirement savi...

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