UK - The Royal Mail has been handed a £1.75bn lifeline by the government to stabilise its £5.6bn pension deficit and modernise its postal service.
The department for trade and industry said the government would make available £900m in the form of a loan to be used on “commercial” terms and has allowed the release of £850m from Royal Mail co...
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