Financial Times to host Budget Q&A on personal finance implications

Financial Times to host Budget Q&A on personal finance implications
Budget Q&A: Personal impact

Households are weighing how the Budget could affect taxes, pensions, savings and investments ahead of a live reader discussion next week. The online session is scheduled for Thursday October 29 from 12pm to 1pm GMT and focuses on what the chancellor’s decisions mean for personal finances.

Highlights

  • Financial Times will host a live Ask an Expert Q&A on Thursday October 29 focused on the personal finance impacts of Budget measures.
  • Panel includes FT consumer editor Claer Barrett, Nimesh Shah of Blick Rothenberg, Steve Webb of LCP, and Christine Ross of Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management.
  • Discussion topics include taxation, retirement income, savings, and investment planning, with readers able to submit questions before and during the event.

Live discussion on Budget questions

As reported by the Financial Times, readers are invited to submit questions before and during a live Ask an Expert Q&A examining who stands to gain or lose from the Budget measures.

The session features FT consumer editor Claer Barrett, Nimesh Shah, chief executive of Blick Rothenberg, Steve Webb, partner at LCP and former UK pensions minister, and Christine Ross, client director at Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management.

Questions can be posted in the comments ahead of the event or submitted as the discussion unfolds on Thursday October 29.

Focus on household money decisions

The discussion is set to cover the practical effects of Budget proposals on money in people’s pockets, spanning areas such as taxation, retirement income, savings and investment planning.

The event also forms part of the Financial Times’ weekly live Q&A series, which gives readers an opportunity to put questions directly to its journalists.

Our earlier article covered Chancellor John Healey’s stance ahead of the October 28 Budget, including his commitment to an IMF-backed deficit-reduction path. We also highlighted the latest UK GDP reading showing modest growth and the mounting political pressure over possible tax and reform choices as the Budget approaches.

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