david-sturrock.bsky.social
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👤 Joined on 14 August 2024
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@david-sturrock.bsky.socialNew blog from @theifs.bsky.social suggesting that women who worked longer (because of higher state pension age) generally benefited from lower levels of cognitive decline. Those who did more physical jobs also benefited in terms of physical health, but the opposite was true for more sedentary jobs:
Show PostLooking forward to speaking at this event tomorrow morning on the challenges faced by people managing their pension wealth in retirement. Do come along for some discussion of what one Nobel Prize-winning economist called 'the nastiest, hardest problem in finance' (!)
Show PostThis looks fascinating - I look forward to reading the report…
Show PostFantastically clear from my colleagues on the reforms to inheritance tax on farms. Worth reading in their own precise words, but in sum: there’s no good reason to exempt agricultural land from inheritance tax (if we have one), and there’s better ways to support farmers (if that’s the aim).
Show PostWorth noting the main conclusion from a useful new @theifs.bsky.social briefing on inheritance tax and farms.
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