I can’t help but feel a bit cheated when I am sat in the office on Budget day waiting for some surprise pensions announcement by the Chancellor and there is not only no surprise, but the word pension is only mentioned twice in the whole speech.

Chancellor Phillip Hammond is making his first November Budget today as he moves the annual Budget to the end of the year. Follow our liveblog here as we cover the news and analysis from leading experts during the day and asking what it will mean for Financial Planners and their clients.

Sipp and platform provider AJ Bell has urged the Chancellor to avoid slashing pension tax relief in the Budget after speculation that the Treasury will need to cut pensions relief to make up for shortfalls in revenue and to curtail the rising cost of pre and post-retirement tax benefits.

The Government will publish its Autumn Budget on Wednesday 22 November, Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced this week.