UK - In the pre-budget report released today, chancellor Gordon Brown has announced the April increase in the basic state pension will be in line with September's Retail Price Index (RPI) of 3.6%, taking the basic state pension to £87.30 per week.
In addition, the pre-budget report announced the government's intention to tighten the regulation surrounding Alternatively Secured Pensions (ASPs), stating: "It was never the intention that ASPs w...
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