Lib Dems launch manifesto pledging tax relief review and equalisation of survivor benefits

James Phillips
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The Liberal Democrats have promised to launch a review of pensions tax relief with an aim of introducing a single rate if they win the snap general election.

The political party's manifesto, published today, pledged to "establish a review to consider the case for, and practical implications of, introducing a single rate of tax relief for pensions, which...

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