A predicted rise in taxes paid by British families will lead to stalled end-of-life planning, warns leading direct cremation provider Celebration of Life.
With families already struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis and The Budget, which will take place on November 26, it has never been more important to plan ahead in order to safeguard of any unexpected costs such as a funeral. Peter Shuttleworth, General Manager at Celebration of Life, is advising that families get their funeral wishes in order before household finances are further stretched.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged to spend £190bn on public services in the next three years, and tax hikes appear to be the only way this investment can be funded.
Analysts and thinktanks have predicted Reeves will hike tax by between £10bn and £50bn. Labour pledged in its election manifesto to not increase taxes on ‘working people’...
