Treasury committee calls for 'fundamental reform' of pensions tax relief

Kim Kaveh
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Tax relief on pension contributions is not an effective way of incentivising saving and the government may wish to consider fundamental reform, the Treasury Committee says.

In a report unveiled today - Household finances: income, saving and debt - the committee said tax relief was neither an effective or well-targeted way of encouraging people to save into pensions. ...

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