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title: "Budget – Key Points"
url: https://www.philandersonfinancial.co.uk/budget-key-points/
description: "George Osbourne has delivered his latest budget and the following is a quick summary of some of the key points – The threshold at which people pay 40% tax…"
updated: 2016-03-17
publisher: Phil Anderson Financial Services (FCA 631218)
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# Budget – Key Points

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George Osbourne has delivered his latest budget and the following is a quick summary of some of the key points –

The threshold at which people pay 40% tax will rise from £42,385 to £45,000 in April 2017

Tax-free personal allowance to rise to £11,500 in April 2017

Capital Gains Tax to be cut from 28% to 20%, and from 18% to 10% for basic-rate taxpayers

0.5% rise in insurance premium tax to 10%

Fuel, beer, cider, and spirits duties to be frozen

Annual Isa limit to rise to £20,000

New Lifetime ISA unveiled to help savers aged under 40

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