The Personal Finance Society has welcomed the Chancellor’s support package for the self-employed but warned that some self-employed people will miss out, a view echoed by leading accountants Blick Rothenberg.

Chancellor Sajid Javid has announced a cut to National Insurance from April which should benefit 31m taxpayers.

Financial Planning firm Quilter has hit out at the Labour Party following the launch of its manifesto, claiming the party’s tax plans would hit self-employed workers.

Former Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann has forecast major changes ahead for pensions in 2019 with policy trends already in motion likely to continue next year despite an uncertain economic picture.