Summary: <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><br><p>In the ninth episode of the Savings Guru Podcast, James talks to George Nixon, financial journalist with This is Money, about the upcoming budget.</p><br><p>00:00 George’s background</p><p>01:35 Will the budget introduce COVID recovery bonds? </p><p>06:50 Will Premium Bonds feature in the budget?</p><p>10:55 Will the early cashing penalty on Lifetime ISAs be extended?</p><p>14:52 Will ISA allowances be raised?</p><p>20:15 Is now the right time to try to ‘fix’ the ISA system?</p><p>28:04 What other changes can we expect for savers?</p><p>31:03 What would George do if he were Chancellor of the Exchequer for a day?</p><br><p><br></p><p>To read some of George’s writing go to https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/debate/columnist-1262290/George-Nixon-This-Is-Money.html</p><br><p>Connect with The Savings Guru</p><ul> <li>Email ---- <a href="mailto:hello@thesavings.guru?subject=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>hello@thesavings.guru</u></a> </li> <li>Website ---- <a href="http://thesavings.guru/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>http://thesavings.guru</u></a> </li> <li>Twitter ---- <a href="https://twitter.com/savingsguruuk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://twitter.com/savingsguruuk</u></a> </li> <li>Facebook ---- <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SavingsGuruUK/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.facebook.com/SavingsGuruUK/</u></a> </li> <li>LinkedIn ---- <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-savings-guru-ltd/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-savings-guru-ltd/</u></a> </li> </ul><p><br></p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
