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This informational paper examines the impact on UK pensions of Donald Trump’s recently announced plans to introduce new import taxes on goods from almost every country.

Many who are saving in a UK pension, and those already in receipt of a UK pension, are likely to ask how such events may affect them. This SPP paper utilises the diverse expertise of its membership for the public good and highlights that reactive changes to pensions and other savings are generally not ideal compared with keeping a cool head and planning carefully.

This SPP report acknowledges the rationale for reducing pensions tax relief to make savings for the Treasury; highlights that the true cost of pensions tax relief is considerably smaller than headline figures; details some of the consequences of shifting to a single rate of pensions tax relief; and examines various alternatives.