Industry urges chancellor to rule out Budget changes to pension lump sums

Buzz poll finds 80% believe changes must be ruled out to stop rushed decisions

Martin Richmond
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Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street
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Picture by Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street

Chancellor John Healey should rule out making any changes to pension lump sums in his first Budget, a Professional Pensions poll finds.

The results of last week's Pensions Buzz survey found 80% of industry respondents said the chancellor should rule out changes to pension lump sums to prevent savers from making any rash decisions b...

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