Taxpayers could be forced to fund £8bn railway pension scheme deficit

Holly Roach
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Taxpayers could be forced to fund the £8bn Railway Pension Scheme deficit following the renationalisation of the railway system.

With the demand for travel drastically reduced due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Department for Transport (DfT) last week effectively renationalised the rail network. As a result, taxpayers coul...

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