Autumn Statement uncharacteristically quiet(ish)

From the blog: Once again the pensions industry pleaded with the chancellor to hold off on any further profound changes, only this time it looks like it got its wish... sort of.

Speculation about potential changes was rife ahead of time, but only two headline changes to pensions were announced in the chancellor's speech: the state pension and delaying the phasing up of auto-enrolment statutory minimum contributions.

As predicted on social media, reforms to pension tax were left alone for now, with the government promising a response to its tax incentivisation consultation in next year's Budget.

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