Scottish taxpayers will have to pay out £1.6bn a year to fund initiatives set out in the white paper on the country's independence which have not yet been allocated cash, according to Treasury figures.
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Wealthy investors were hit hardest by the recession but poorer households will feel the biggest squeeze in the coming years thanks to benefit cuts.
The MAS intends to deliver a series of targeted interventions and school-based programmes to young people. Here Rod McKee, vice principal, Institute of Financial Services (IFS) School of Finance argues that this is simply not enough.
The initial hike in the state pension age (SPA) for women improved public finances by £2.1bn as employment rates for both women and men increased, research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has found.
Thousands of advisers have yet to obtain their mandatory statement of professional standing (SPS), according to figures from accredited bodies.
The Institute of Financial Services (IFS) has launched a QCF level 6 financial advice qualification as a response to demand from its members.
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Pension tax treatment is "hard to justify" and could generate the necessary revenue for long-term care reform according to research.
Up to five million workers will pay the higher rate of income tax following changes in the Budget, analysis from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has found.