Government scolded over auto-enrolment contributions delay

Six-month delays 'disappointing' for an ageing population, critics argue

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The government has been criticised for delaying planned increases in auto-enrolment minimum contribution rates.

Chancellor George Osborne announced in the Autumn Statement that the next two phases of minimum contribution rate increases will be aligned to the tax year. Instead of increases taking place in ...

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