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Major blow for savers as Reeves is set to slash tax-free cash Isa allowance

Major blow for savers as Reeves is set to slash tax-free cash Isa allowance
By Vintage-Acquisitions inBlog, Investment, Portal
Originally posted by This Is Money

Savers are set to lose a chunk of their tax-free cash individual savings account allowance as the Treasury prepares to take an axe to the £20,000 limit.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves poised to cave into lobbying by City firms in a move that could affect millions of people who use Isas.

Individuals can currently put £20,000 a year into the tax-free vehicles, choosing how to split the limit between cash and stocks and shares

However, critics insist the volume of cash Isa savings is holding the stock market back, arguing that the Treasury’s £7billion a year tax break should be targeted to encourage investment.

Ms Reeves has been scrambling to find ways of boosting growth, in the hope that it can help her balance the government’s books.

The backlash is another headache for Keir Starmer as he faces the biggest Labour revolt of his premiership so far. Dozens of MPs are vowing to oppose curbs to benefits – despite the PM already having slashed the £5billion package of savings in half in a bid to appease left-wingers.

Some 12.4 million adults hold cash accounts to shield their nest egg from the taxman.

Trading platform IG has called for the cash wrapper to be ‘scrapped altogether.’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to cave into lobbying by City firms in two weeks’ time and announce a cut to the allowance in her Mansion House speech on July 15.

 

Vintage Acquisitions | Major blow for savers as Reeves is set to slash tax-free cash Isa allowance
Government figures underline the scale of the Isa market in the UK

Government figures underline the scale of the Isa market in the UK 

Cash Isas are the most popular version of the savings vehicle for Brits

Cash Isas are the most popular version of the savings vehicle for Brits

Individuals can currently put £20,000 a year into tax-free Isas and can choose to split the limit how they like between cash accounts and investments.

In May Ms Reeves confirmed the overall £20,000 limit would remain in place.

But she stopped short of stating the amount that can be kept in cash will also stay at this level. The Treasury repeated this when approached for comment.

Ms Reeves said: ‘It’s really important that we support people to save, to achieve their aspirations.

‘I’m not going to reduce the £20,000 Isa limit but I do want people to get better returns on their savings, whether that’s in a pension or in their day-to-day savings.’

The Government wants to reform the Isa system to encourage more people to plough money into the stock market to bolster the UK’s lacklustre retail investing culture.

It is hoped the move will spark more investment into London-listed stocks, which will support the Government’s growth agenda.

Insiders say the Treasury previously discussed cutting the cash Isa allowance to as low as £5,000 but it is understood they are still considering the threshold.

The Building Societies Association warned earlier this year that savers rely on the tax wrappers to achieve their savings goals but also claimed any curtailment could lead to a mortgage shortage and a hike to borrowing costs.

In response to the Mail’s Hands Off Our Cash Isa campaign, many readers said they shouldn’t be penalised for preferring safe cash savings over risky stock holdings.

The Exchequer will rake more money into its coffers if savers breach their Personal Savings Allowance rather than investing.

The apparent move by Ms Reeves comes amid a bleak backdrop for the public finances.

Fears are mounting that the Chancellor will have to hike taxes again to fill a burgeoning black hole in the government’s spending plans.

The situation has been worsened by Keir Starmer‘s humiliating U-turns on winter fuel and health and disability benefits.

Those two changes alone could leave the Treasury having to find another £4billion a year by the end of the Parliament, while pressure is ramping up for more spending on defence.

Ms Reeves was handed some much-needed relief yesterday as the economy was confirmed as growing 0.7 per cent in the first quarter.

Vintage Acquisitions | Major blow for savers as Reeves is set to slash tax-free cash Isa allowance
Vintage Acquisitions | Major blow for savers as Reeves is set to slash tax-free cash Isa allowance

Official figures showed the powerhouse services sector expanding by 0.7 per cent between January and March.

Production was also up 1.3 per cent over the three months, although construction recorded a mediocre 0.3 per cent improvement. Overall the expansion was the best in a year.

However, economists have been warning that a slowdown is already happening after the impact of Labour‘s huge tax raid on businesses and Donald Trump‘s trade war. GDP fell by 0.3 per cent in April.

 


 

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