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Venture capital trusts celebrate 30 years of funding Great British startups and powering economic growth

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The venture capital trust (VCT) industry is approaching a landmark year. 2025 will mark the 30th anniversary of the launch of the VCT scheme – a revolutionary tax-efficient ecosystem of visionary entrepreneurs, investors’ capital and expert VCT managers that has helped thousands of early-stage businesses bring their products to market and created hundreds of thousands of jobs. (Source The AIC)

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Six ways people will change how they live and use assets in retirement to mitigate IHT

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In her first Budget at the end of last month, UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that defined contribution pension pots will be included in estates’ inheritance tax liabilities from April 2027, and she also froze the nil rate bands for an extra two years, until April 2030. (Source International Adviser)

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