Summer Budget: The announcements in full

A list of the key pension announcements in the summer Budget

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Chancellor George Osborne dropped more bombshells on the pensions industry in yesterday's summer Budget. Here is a list of the key announcements:

Government eyes scrapping tax relief on pension contributions The government launched a consultation to examine the case for overhauling the current system of tax relief, where relief is given o...

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