October 2019 / United Kingdom

On 10 October 2019, the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) published its report Simplifying tax for individuals. The areas of focus pertain to:

• the high income child benefit charge;
• pension reliefs and pension charges; and
• tax education.

On 14 October 2019, the Chancellor announced that the plans to announce Budget 2019 on 6 November 2019. However, the following 25 October 2019 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has written to the Treasury Select Committee confirming that the Budget will not be taking place on 6 November.