Altmann criticises 'special treatment' of bankers' pensions

Jenna Towler
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Former Downing Street pensions adviser Ros Altmann has severely criticised the government's commitment to bankers' pensions.

She claims the government's intervention in the banking sector effectively gives bank workers' pensions a 100% guarantee in comparison all other workers who have "no taxpayer protection if their co...

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