"I'm worried that the government will water down their plans to properly tax the wealthy, said 68-year-old Martin Coult from London, who is retired. Private education should be taxed on top of the VAT, and capital gains tax [CGT] needs to be at least equivalent to income tax. I fear Reeves and Starmer will cave in and lack the resources for meaningful investment in the public realm. Coult, whose sole income is the state pension..."
"It's a retirement dream, he said. I've paid a non-refundable 10,000 deposit plus some upfront legal fees, and this house is being built right now. If the government pulls the rug from under our feet and lowers the tax-free lump sum, I'll have no choice but to withdraw, will lose my deposit and will probably have to carry on working. Deejay feels sudden cliff-edge changes to pension savings rules are dreadfully unfair..."
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