Tesco cuts liabilities by £270m after CPI switch

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Tesco has slashed its scheme liabilities by £270m by switching from the Retail Prices Index to the Consumer Prices Index for calculating inflation linked benefits.

In its preliminary results 2010/11, published today, the retail giant revealed this actuarial gain had helped cut its overall pensions deficit from £1.84bn to £1.34bn over the year. The results ...

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