Go-Ahead to close DB bus scheme as deficit doubles

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Go-Ahead has triggered a formal 60-day consultation on closing its defined benefit (DB) scheme to future accrual, its final results show.

Published today, the bus, coach and rail company said the decision to close the Go-Ahead Group Pension Plan (GGPP) to future accrual was made in in June after considering the results of its trienni...

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