Give and Take

There are some happy moments when the British Government decides to introduce a scheme that saves people tax. Whether these projects generate more investment or allow for more diverse types of investment is unknown. There doesn’t seem to be any figures available on that. Governments love to give with one hand and take away with the other. Some of their charges for buying a house, for example, add thousands to the cost, that’s a take. The give is their first home buyers plan that reduces tax. They did have a savings scheme that was based on matching a person’s saving for a mortgage with equal government contributions. Contine reading →