Can you beat the April bill hikes – and is it time we ditched the tax traps? This is Money podcast

Can you beat the April bill increases – and is it time we dropped the tax traps? This is the Money podcast

Just when you thought the cost of living crisis would be over, another round of bill hikes begins.

From council tax to mobile bills, seemingly every organization wants a different piece of your bank account – and some increases are even higher than inflation.

Can you do something about it? Can a little switching, planning and cutting back on energy consumption save some money?

And is there light at the end of the tunnel?

In this podcast, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert look at what’s going on and how to fight it.

Do you now know how much tax you pay and are you in the firing line for Britain’s worst tax traps?

eToro’s Ben Laidler provides the latest update on the markets after a much better week than last week’s bank shakeout.

And if you haven’t already, what can you do to sort your Isa?

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