Rachel Reeves Set to Cut Cash Isa Allowance
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to reveal plans to reduce the tax-free cash ISA limit during her speech at Mansion House on July 15, 2025, impacting millions of savers across the UK.
- The government aims to boost economic growth and shift £300 billion held in cash ISAs into investments to support public finances amid spending pressures.
- The overall ISA limit of £20,000 will remain unchanged, but the cash ISA portion is likely to be reduced, possibly as low as £4,000, primarily impacting future ISA allowances.
- Experts warn that cutting cash ISA limits risks driving savers to taxable alternatives without significantly increasing investment, with Martin Lewis calling it a possible mistake.
- The proposed changes could encourage more stock market investment but may also cause backlash, complicate saving behavior, and potentially increase government tax revenues over time.
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Any cut to cash Isa allowance ‘may not prompt savers to boost their investments’
There has been speculation that plans to reduce the annual tax-free cash Isa allowance could be announced later this month. Savers could end up having less money to put into stocks and shares if the cash Isa limit is cut, a finance expert has said. The comments follow speculation that plans to cut the annual tax-free cash Isa allowance could be announced in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Mansion House speech on July 15. The Government is looking at …
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