Britons reject compulsion, survey finds

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Proposals in the Pensions Green Paper for a committee to monitor the case for introducing compulsion...

Proposals in the Pensions Green Paper for a committee to monitor the case for introducing compulsion is likely to get the cold shoulder from most UK workers according to survey results that show most Britons dislike talk of financial compulsion. Halifax division Birmingham Midshires says 95% of the roughly 1,000 people surveyed in its "Saving Britain" campaign expressed fears about compulsion tying up large amounts of their own money over the long term. BM's survey, which took in a representative sample of the population, suggests people are getting more concerned about compuls...

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