IFS: pensions still the best way to save despite tax reforms

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Pensions will still be the most effective way to save even if higher earners get less tax relief under the chancellor's expected reforms, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS).

In The effects of taxes and charges report published today, the IFS said that higher earners facing higher marginal tax rates had greater incentive to save as the 25% tax-free lump sum is greater f...

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