PBUK 2015: Webb warns tax relief changes could lead industry to 'a dark place'

Helen Morrissey
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Potential changes to pensions tax relief could lead the industry "into a very dark place" according to former pensions minister Steve Webb.

Speaking at Pensions & Benefits UK Webb branded rumours that the lifetime allowance could be further reduced to £1m as "ridiculous" and said potential changes to the annual allowance look "messy". ...

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