8 h. ago Millions of people over State Pension age set to pay tax in retirement this year

HMRC estimates 8.7 million pensioners will pay tax for the 2025/26 financial year.

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8 d. ago Pension age debate threatens to splinter Germany’s fragile coalition

Merz walks fine line as ‘lazy Germans’ debate sparks protest and economy minister calls to raise retirement age to 70The fact that ageing Germany’s generous pension system is unsustainable is political Berlin’s worst-kept secret, but a controversial call to save it by hiking the retirement age to 70 has sparked howls of protest and threatened to destabilise the fractious government.The chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has largely sidestepped the ticking timebomb of the greying population since taking office in May, preferring instead to announce sweeteners such as tax breaks for older Germans to continue working past the retirement age. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Retirees need to work this many years to get full New State Pension

The State Pension provides a regular financial income for 13 million older people across the UK

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3 w. ago Retirement expert issues warning to people paying basic rate of income tax

Workplace pensions will form the backbone of income for workers in retirement.

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4 w. ago New calls for everyone on State Pension to be exempt from paying tax

A petition calling for the State Pension to be exempt from tax has gained thousands of signatures following a warning from a retirement expert

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4 w. ago Number of pensioners paying tax set to soar by 2027, retirement expert warns

Due to rising pension rates, more pensioners could be subject to tax on their incomes in the coming years

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last month Retirement expert warns number of pensioners paying tax set to soar due to rising incomes

HMRC estimates nearly 9 million pensioners will pay tax for the current financial year.

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