BT pumps £505m into scheme nine months early

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BT has paid £505m cash into its pension scheme nine months earlier than scheduled under its deficit reduction plan.

The telecommunications giant announced today the BT Pension Scheme trustees had agreed to bring forward the date of its next £505m deficit reduction contribution from December to March, this year. ...

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