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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Nils Pratley

Reform of cash Isas is still on the agenda. Quite right, too

scrabble board with the words cash, isa and shares spelled out
The government has said it wants to ‘get the balance right between cash and equities’ in Isas after Conservative reforms merged the allowances in 2014. Photograph: Andrew Paterson/Alamy

Hands off our cash Isas! Don’t punish savers for choosing safety! Don’t force everyone into stocks and shares! Think of the havoc you’ll cause for first-time buyers if you deprive banks and building societies of their stickiest source of deposits! Don’t fall for the self-interested lobbying of City fund managers!

The cries were loud and furious before the spring statement and, in the event, Rachel Reeves did nothing on Isas. But prepare to have this quarrel all over again in the autumn because the documents confirmed the Treasury is still considering a cap on cash within an individual’s £20,000-a-year allowance.

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