Co-op uses sale proceeds to plug pension deficit

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The Co-operative Group has increased annual deficit contributions and made a one-off £30m payment to its scheme following the disposal of several parts of its business.

The group has split off its banking division and sold its pharmacy and farming businesses after a disastrous set of results saw it report a £2.5bn loss in 2013. In its interim results for 2014, ...

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