Europe's companies warned to plug "leaking vat"

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EUROPE - A new report has warned Europe's biggest companies to inject cash into their pension funds now or face a hefty bill once the international accounting standard (IAS) has been brought into line with UK equivalent FRS17.

According to the report by US investment bank Morgan Stanley, many European blue-chips should begin meeting pension costs or risk a “leaking vat” in their accounts with potentially millions being d...

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