The Autumn Statement addenda

Friday Briefing

James Baxter-Derrington
clock • 4 min read

On Wednesday (22 November), Jeremy Hunt addressed parliament for his third fiscal event since taking on the role of chancellor under then PM Liz Truss.

The Autumn Statement featured 110 measures designed to grow the UK economy, including cuts to business rates and National Insurance (but not inheritance tax), ISA reforms (LTAFs, anyone?) and greater R&D relief. But beyond the walls of the Palace of Westminster, a plethora of additional documents found their way onto the HM Treasury website: 52, to be precise. Yet further evidence timing the market is hard Given the raft of Autumn Statement-focused newsletters undoubtedly landing in your inbox, I felt it might be worth casting an eye over the also published. The first that caugh...

To continue reading this article...

Join Investment Week for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
  • Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
  • Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
  • Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
  • Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes

Join now

 

Already an Investment Week
member?

Login

More on UK

UK equity funds suffer highest monthly outflow on record
UK

UK equity funds suffer highest monthly outflow on record

Amid 'stabilising' investor confidence

clock 11 July 2024 • 1 min read
Quilter calls for simplification as Labour backs GB ISA proposals
UK

Quilter calls for simplification as Labour backs GB ISA proposals

‘Drastic improvement’

Cristian Angeloni
clock 28 May 2024 • 2 min read
Cooling UK labour market keeps hope of summer rate cuts alive
UK

Cooling UK labour market keeps hope of summer rate cuts alive

Wages remain strong

Eve Maddock-Jones
clock 14 May 2024 • 2 min read
Trustpilot