Don't hold your breath on Isa limits

As we all await the forthcoming Budget statement - probably this Chancellor's last - the annual deba...

As we all await the forthcoming Budget statement - probably this Chancellor's last - the annual debate and lobbying is firmly under way for an improvement in Isa investment limits. Fidelity's Richard Wastcoat was quoted in the Mail on Sunday as saying: "If the Government is serious about its intention to foster a long-term savings culture among the public, it needs to make it worthwhile for people to invest in Isas." He is right, of course, but the problem is, is the Government serious? We would argue it isn't, and certainly not when there is a Chancellor in office with an agenda diametr...