Government plans to extract DB surplus 'go much further than most realised', says LCP

Consultancy analysis finds government plans to extract DB surplus could be worth £160bn

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Government plans to extract DB surplus 'go much further than most realised', says LCP

Government plans to extract the surplus from defined benefit (DB) schemes “go much further than most have realised”, LCP has said.

The consultancy noted the majority of discussions around the extraction of DB surplus were centred on the basis that the surplus would be spare cash once the scheme had sufficient funds to complete...

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