CGT Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/cgt/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:37:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png CGT Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/cgt/ 32 32 The good, the bad and SpaceX https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/07/18/spacex-shares-fall/ Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12355 Some news’ improvement amongst the negative developments in the Middle East (again) – US inflation went down to 3.5%, somewhat unexpectedly. That should give some respite in interest rates and the strength of the Dollar. Meantime, here at home our economy grew by 0.1%, led by services. It’s not much and it is primarily a […]

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]]> Global uncertainty but spring is here https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/04/04/spring-arrives-amid-global-uncertainty/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:55:58 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12269 Welcome to spring and longer days (with all the clocks springing forward too). It’s always lovely to see new life bursting forth, oblivious to everything else happening in the world and ever was it thus. In this we have something to appreciate, regardless of all the geopolitical traumas or indeed personal afflictions which may be […]

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]]> Hunting for safe havens https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/03/25/where-are-the-safe-haven-funds/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12254 Where are all the safe havens? As the markets slip, even gold and silver fall (though as I have kept saying, they have been too dear anyway and ‘alternative safety’ assets need always to be cheap to start). Not that we’re chartists but the charts for those two have boded very badly indeed. We have […]

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]]> Toothless Budget lacked real drive https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/12/04/toothless-budget-lacks-real-drive/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12108 For readers here, the biggest pieces of good news were what she didn’t do, such as attacking pension tax-free lump sums or tax relief on contributions, no lifetime Inheritance Tax on gifts or changes to present allowances and no changes to CGT. We did our best to discourage people from taking their cash from pensions […]

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]]> Welcome to our new clients https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/11/24/clients-new-and-old-very-welcome/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:56:46 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12078 Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to welcome a number of new clients bringing funds to our fold – thank you very much indeed for the confidence expressed and looking forward to having you in our Elite Club! We don’t take ‘just anybody’, either! We guarantee one thing – that we shall try our best […]

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]]> Budget ‘black hole’ is filling with rumour if nothing else… https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/11/24/budget-rumours-swirl-amid-speculation/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12091 This Wednesday, (November 26) the Chancellor will unveil her much-anticipated Autumn Budget and reveal her latest plans for filling the alleged ‘£20 billion black hole’ in the public finances. Or is it £30bn? So what will be in Rachel Reeve’s Budget and how might it affect you? That is certainly the £20billion question because, as […]

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]]> A message from the Chancellor… https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/11/07/chancellor-pre-budget-speech/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12068 Good afternoon. I have just returned from a relaxing and much-needed break which took us to bustling Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. Yes, I took the computer though the inbox defied my occasional review so apologies if you are still awaiting my reply! I returned to an unexpected speech from our Chancellor. I should like to […]

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]]> Uncertainty and wobbles on global stage https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/10/23/growth-slows-amid-global-uncertainty/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12055 Some really positive news from the Middle East at last. Whatever you think of him, well done President Trump for being the catalyst – time to move onto Russia in earnest now.  Let us hope that this awful conflict will also be over very soon now. Sadly, economically at home, unemployment rises, wage growth slows, […]

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]]> Oh what a show! https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/10/04/celebrations-for-pjm-and-co-40th/ Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:44:04 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12023 Oh what a Circus! Oh what a Show! Philip J Milton & Company Plc has gone to Town! We were delighted to host so many of our clients, friends and staff at the celebrations at Trimstone on 20 September! Sadly we had picked the worst-weather day for ages and right after it was lovely… The […]

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]]> What will happen in the October Budget? https://www.miltonpj.net/2024/10/16/what-will-happen-in-the-october-uk-budget/ Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11448 At the end of this month the Chancellor will unveil the first UK Budget under Labour in almost 15 years and there is a great deal of uncertainty as to what might be in it. Chancellor Rachel Reeves will present her first budget to the House of Commons on Wednesday, October 30 at around 12.30pm. […]

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