Guy Opperman has indicated his support for a fresh pensions commission as the government seeks to understand how to progress pensions policy in a wide range of areas.
Speaking at PA's sister title Professional Pensions' Pensions and Benefits UK 2019 conference on Wednesday (26 June), the pensions and financial inclusion minister said key issues needed debating, including pensions allowances and auto-enrolment (AE). "I can see the force of effectively having a fresh pensions commission going forward to look at all of these particular issues as to lifetime allowances, how we progress AE beyond 12%, does the employer continue to pay a significant percentage?" he said. "How do we do the deductions, how do we do the self-employed, how do we really addre...
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