That was then, this is now

This year’s Budget (22 April 2009) was significant for private pension provision, introducing a tax charge on pension savings for higher earners. The Government says that this change will affect around only 1.5% of pension savers, but the significance of the new measures extends well beyond the group impacted directly. This Budget establishes new principles or, to be more precise, tramples over existing principles.

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