Govt departments face £3.4bn slash in budgets due to state pension reform - PPI report

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Public services risk losing £3.4bn a year from budgets if contracting-out is removed as part of a switch to a single-tier state pension, a report reveals.

The abolition of contracting-out for defined benefit schemes would increase the Treasury's National Insurance contribution by £6bn a year, with £3.4bn of this coming from public sector employers al...

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