Investor confidence dropped on capital gains tax and pension Budget fears Investing The Hargreaves Lansdown investor confidence index dropped more than 11 per cent over the last month as fears of the Budget spread throughout UK investors. Confidence among investors has been on a downward trend for some time, with a similar sized fall happening the month before. “The looming budget in the UK, due to be [...]
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