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Lib Dems push for pension tax relief cut Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and Treasury secretary Danny Alexander will meet with David Cameron and George Osborne today to demand more tax on high earners' pensions. The Liberal Democrats will push the Prime Minister and his Chancellor to speed up the increase of the lower income tax threshold to £10,000, the Telegraph reports. It is understood that Clegg and Alexander will reveal to the Conservatives their plans to fund the tax break for lower earners with progressive taxes on the wealthy. To read more click HERE Fears for annuit...

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