UK - The government's compensation scheme for workers who lost pension savings when their firms collapsed has been dubbed a "con trick" by a former Downing Street adviser.
Economist Ros Altmann (pictured) said the £400m which the Financial Assistance Scheme will pay to 60,000 workers over 20 years represents no new money as it would have been paid through means-teste...
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