News that the Savings Gateway (SG) is to be piloted first before it goes nationwide has been welcome...
News that the Savings Gateway (SG) is to be piloted first before it goes nationwide has been welcomed by the National Consumer Council as testing should ensure it hits the target market before it is rolled out. Plans for the SG were announced in a Treasury consultation document unveiled in November 2001 but at the time gave little indication of how the scheme would work, and what the terms of the product would be. Gordon Brown yesterday revealed the pilot project will run for 2 ½ years in Gorton (South-East Manchester), Tower Hamlets, East London, Cumbria and Cambridgeshire from Aug...
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