Centrica's pension deficit falls by £857m in H1

Stephanie Baxter
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Centrica has announced the funding hole across its pension schemes fell by 97% to £29m at the end of June 2018.

According to its half-yearly results published on 31 July, the energy company's accounting pension deficit dropped substantially from £886m in December 2017. Over the period, the value of the pe...

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