Osborne drops Budget tax relief reforms

Stephanie Baxter
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The Chancellor has reportedly abandoned plans to reform pension tax relief in his forthcoming Budget after facing backlash from the industry and even the pensions minister.

Several newspaper reports today said George Osborne would not be announcing an overhaul of the system on 16 March with The Times citing a Treasury source saying it was not the right time given unce...

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