Think tank urges government to privatise state pension

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The state pension should be replaced with private defined contribution (DC) schemes to give people more control of their retirement incomes, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says.

It would also encourage people to work for longer at a time when life expectancies are increasing, the IEA claimed in its Income from work - the fourth pillar of income provision in old age paper. ...

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