Editor's view: Here comes the Autumn Budget

The editor's Friday Night Takeaway from 21 November

Jen Frost
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The Autumn Budget is (finally) almost upon us. Following months of speculation, financial planners up and down the UK will hopefully be welcoming a bit of clarity on what we will soon need more clarity on come next Wednesday.

Will chancellor Rachel Reeves plump for tax tinkering? Could we see wholesale tax system reforms? Will the chancellor bend to income tax pressure? Might she make a bold pensions move? Will we get an inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions-esque curveball? Only a select group close to the chancellor know the answers, and others will continue to speculate. What we do know for sure, is that all will be revealed next week. PA's journalists will be reporting on the day, bringing the news as it happens to your screen and inbox. Advisers may not be feeling bright and cheery about next week's Au...

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