what the parties plan for taxes, pensions and investments

A general election is now less than six weeks away after Parliament agreed to take the country to the polls before Christmas.

It may be being dubbed the “Brexit election” but, as the Conservative Party discovered in 2017, other issues can quickly take centre stage. Theresa May’s disastrous plans to revamp social care funding – cleverly branded the “dementia tax” by Labour – contributed to the Tories losing their majority.

Parties have yet to unveil their manifestos but the key financial battlegrounds are already clear. Telegraph Money has looked at the prospects for income tax, stamp duty, inheritance tax, pensions and investments ahead of the Dec 12 vote.

Both the Conservatives and Labour have…