HMRC repays £44m in overpaid pensions tax in Q1 2025

Analysis shows savers have recouped more than £1.4bn in overpaid pensions tax since 2015

Martin Richmond
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HMRC repays £44m in overpaid pensions tax in Q1 2025

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) repaid nearly £44m in overpaid pensions tax in the three months from January to March this year, newly published figures have shown.

HMRC's April pension schemes newsletter - published yesterday (24 April) - revealed it had repaid £44,003,977 covering the period from 1 January to 31 March 2025. This marked a £5.5m decrease on th...

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