Autumn Statement: Three Osborne policies the Chancellor may scrap

He has already reversed two of Osborne's policies

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New Chancellor Philip Hammond has already scrapped two of his predecessor's policies. So what's next on the chopping block? Tilney has three suggestions for this year's Autumn Statement...

So far, the incumbent Chancellor (pictured) has distanced himself from the deficit target and taken a U-turn on the secondary annuities market - two key policies under George Osborne. With the Autumn Statement fast approaching (23 November), will he be tempted to wield the axe further? Or will he listen to the industry, which has been asking for 'no change' - at least in the pension space. Tilney director of financial planning David Smith takes a look at what may be next in the firing line.  Lifetime Allowance Osborne successively reduced the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) - the amount...

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