Policy giants butt heads over contributions onus

Former pensions ministers and policy experts quizzed by the WPC

Hope William-Smith
clock • 6 min read
Policy giants butt heads over contributions onus

Former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann and Baroness Jeannie Drake have clashed with Sir Steve Webb in parliament over whether employers or employees should bear the brunt of much-needed additional contributions in defined contribution (DC) pots.

The disagreement came after Webb - also a former pensions minister - appeared alongside Altmann and Drake at a Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) evidence session yesterday (8 June) where the three ...

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