Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2026 from all the staff at Opus Gold      

After months of speculation and rumour, chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the Autumn Budget for 2025. In this update, we’ll explain the key changes and what they mean for you. Last year, in her maiden Budget, the chancellor sought to balance the public finances with tax rises to cover a reported £22 billion black hole. […]

This summary has been prepared very rapidly and is for general information only. You are recommended to seek competent professional advice before taking any action on the basis of the contents of this publication. INTRODUCTION In mid-March 2024, the then Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves gave the Mais lecture to the good and the great of […]

As we have done in previous years instead of sending Christmas cards, we have again chosen to make a donation charity. This year we have have chosen the Institute of Cancer Research which supports investing in the equipment, the people and the research programmes we need to stay one step ahead of cancer – and transform […]

This summary has been prepared very rapidly and is for general information only. The proposals are in any event subject to amendment before the Finance Act. You are recommended to seek competent professional advice before taking any action on the basis of the contents of this publication. Autumn Budget – 30 October 2024 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS […]

The links contained within this bulletin will mean you will be departing from the regulatory site of Opus Gold.  Opus Gold is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site   Due to the ongoing issues with Royal Mail, we decided sending cards this year could be a problem.   As […]

Any links contained within this bulletin will mean you will be departing from the regulatory site of Opus Gold. Opus Gold is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site   After presenting a Budget-in-all-but name with the Autumn Statement, the Spring Budget was delivered against the backdrop of a […]

The links contained within this bulletin will mean you will be departing from the regulatory site of Opus Gold.  Opus Gold is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site   Due to the ongoing issues with Royal Mail and the postal strikes, we decided sending cards this year could be […]

The links contained within this bulletin will mean you will be departing from the regulatory site of Opus Gold.  Opus Gold is not responsible for the accuracy of the information contained within the linked site   Jeremy Hunt used the Autumn Statement in an attempt to calm markets and reset public finances with a series of […]

The Spring Statement was not meant to be a March mini-Budget, despite what many headlines in the days before suggested. Mr Sunak’s aspirations for a once-a-year budget were disappointed for the third year running when he made his Spring Statement on Wednesday 23rd March. As inflation reached 6.2%, the Chancellor announced a variety of tax […]