Government response to WPC report 'bleak' and 'dangerous'

The government refused to set out a timetable for implementing the 2017 AE review

Holly Roach
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Government response to WPC report 'bleak' and 'dangerous'

The pensions industry has dubbed the government's response to the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) paper on pension freedoms as "bleak" and "dangerous".

In its response to the WPC paper - published yesterday (23 January) - the government rejected a number of proposals put forward including calls to set out a timetable to increase pension contributi...

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