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Savings

Volume 178: debated on Thursday 25 October 1990

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To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any further plans to encourage savings.

Tax-exempt special savings accounts (TESSAs) will be introduced on 1 January 1991. Composite rate tax will be abolished in April 1991. The Government's objective is to encourage the saving habit over the medium term.