'No justification' for general levy option 3 proposal

Option 3 proposed imposing a £10,000 additional charge on smaller schemes

Holly Roach
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'No justification' for general levy option 3 proposal

There is “no justification” for the ‘option 3’ general levy proposal, the pensions industry warns.

      This comes after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched a consultation last month seeking views on further proposed changes to the general levy on occupational and perso...

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