CPS: Reform AE tax to help low earners and save £10bn per year

Michael Klimes
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The Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) has called on the government to reform incentives for auto-enrolment (AE), which it estimates could save the Treasury £10bn annually.

In its Reinforcing Automatic Enrolment report published today, CPS fellow and author Michael Johnson outlined 12 proposals to help the self-employed and low earners, such as abolishing the £10,000 ...

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