Tax relief

Higher rate taxpayers who do not pay into a pension scheme are missing out on a collective £225m in tax relief every year, according to data from Prudential.

Pensions minister Steve Webb is keen to see 30% tax relief on pensions and the end of the lifetime allowance. What would this mean if implemented? Fiona Murphy takes a closer look.

Malcolm McLean predicts politicians will target tax relief ahead of the general election

The Labour Party has confirmed its policy to restrict higher-rate pensions tax relief to fund job creation will be in its 2015 manifesto.

Tax relief on pension contributions should be scrapped and replaced in favour of a simple matching savings scheme, according to think tank ResPublica.

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The current system of pension tax relief is "unfairly skewed" leaving those on modest earnings with little reward for saving into a pension, John Lawson has said.

Tax relief on retirement savings should be cut and pensioners should have to pay National Insurance contributions, according to a think tank.

A frozen income tax threshold coupled with mass auto-enrolment will result in the annual pension allowance being cut further, meaning people should increase contributions while they can, according to Prudential.