The amount of income tax relief Venture Capital Trust investors claimed on their investments increased last year by 8%, new Government figures show.

Transact is to open up direct investment into VCTs via its platform beginning with Octopus VCTs. Read more...

The Budget cut to the lifetime allowance is set to fuel demand in VCTs and EIS, experts say.

Below is the full text from Chancellor George Osborne's Budget speech to the House of Commons today.