Webb: Raising contributions should be priority for minister post-election
Increasing pension contributions should be the day one priority of the pensions minister post-election according to Steve Webb.
Speaking at a Pensions Policy Institute event, the pensions minister said work needed to be done urgently on increasing auto-enrolment minimum contributions beyond 8%. "We will soon be at the point...
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