Osborne: Treasury led on pension changes because they were primarily about tax

Michael Klimes
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The Treasury took the lead on the retirement flexibilities introduced in April because they were mostly concerned with removing tax charges, Chancellor George Osborne has said.

During a Treasury Select Committee hearing yesterday, Osborne was questioned by committee chairman Andrew Tyrie on why his department had been the decisive player in ‘freedom and choice'. Osborn...

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