Tax relief

Americans will today receive the first payments in President George W Bush's £168bn stimulus package aimed at reviving the ailing economy.

US President George W Bush has once again predicted the struggling American economy will sidestep a recession.

US President George Bush has demanded Congress enact his $150bn tax relief plan as soon as possible as the economy enters a "period of uncertainty".

Paragon, a specialist buy-to-let lender, has rejected the Institute of Director's (IOD) call for an end to tax relief on buy-to-let mortgage payments.

Over half the working population are still unaware of the tax advantages to saving in a pension, claims B&CE Benefit Schemes.

The Information Tribunal has scheduled a full two-day hearing to decide whether the Treasury should be made to reveal detailed information about the effects on pension schemes of the removal of tax relief on dividends in 1997.

Gordon Brown's decision to cut the basic rate of income tax to 20% was clearly signposted by the proposals for tax relief on personal accounts, claims Standard Life.

I was settling into my aircraft seat recently - an exit row aisle seat so with a little extra legroom - when I noticed Gordon Brown coming in through the door.

The Treasury is seeking consultation from the protection industry on a proposal to allow pension term assurance for consumers who self-certify they have a pension provision.

Clerical Medical has launched an adviser guide on concurrency rules which it says could help advisers and their clients tap into an extra £46bn of tax relief available since A-Day.