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  State pension concerns "The government is poised to hit retirees with punitive state pension deductions, making it harder - or impossible - for thousands retiring over the next decade to do so on a full pension." So begins the Telegraph piece examining the introduction next year of the ‘flat rate' state pension. The paper picks up on the confusion surrounding how the government is expected to make deductions from the new pension, which will be the case for those who have spent periods "contracted out" of the second state pension. Those approaching retirement have been receiv...