Johanna Gornitzki

Budget 2012: Some high earners cling onto child benefits

By Johanna Gornitzki | Wed, 21/03/2012 - 16:21

People earning just above the higher-rate threshold will not lose the child benefit when it's scrapped for higher earners in April 2013, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

Feeling the pain of first-time buyers

By Johanna Gornitzki | Fri, 06/05/2011 - 15:45

Being a prospective first-time buyer I'm acutely aware of how difficult it is to get your foot on that first rung, and recent research makes it abundantly clear just how desperate the situation is.

Osborne ups personal allowance

By Johanna Gornitzki | Wed, 23/03/2011 - 16:41

Chancellor George Osborne announced an increase in the personal allowance today, with up to 23 million people benefiting.

Holiday-home owners offered tax relief

By Johanna Gornitzki | Tue, 22/06/2010 - 17:01
People who own a holiday-home in the UK will not be stripped of a range of tax benefits after Chancellor George Osborne decided to reinstate generous tax rules for furnished holiday lettings.

Families face severe cuts

By Johanna Gornitzki | Tue, 22/06/2010 - 16:21
Parents and anyone planning a family were today dealt a hefty blow after the Emergency Budget revealed severe cuts to kids' benefits and allowances.

ISA allowance to increase each year

By Johanna Gornitzki | Wed, 24/03/2010 - 15:21
The ISA allowance will rise each year in line with inflation, it was announced in today's Budget.

VAT and stamp duty breaks to end

By Johanna Gornitzki | Wed, 09/12/2009 - 15:16
VAT and stamp duty will both return to normal levels on 1 January 2010, Alistair Darling confirmed in his pre-Budget report.
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