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Falling household savings rates have contributed to the UK's economic recovery and prevented it from sliding back into recession, according to the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

Pensions minister Steve Webb says current at-retirement processes are outdated and asked whether we need to "do decumulation differently."

Industry figures could not agree on whether the pensions market should move towards offering fewer, large scale products to employers.

The UK is experiencing a slower economic recovery than 23 of the 33 advanced economies monitored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to analysis.

Poor households are the biggest losers from the government's tax policies, TUC research reveals.

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Fiona Murphy asks what could happen if the auto-enrolment earnings trigger is raised?

More than half a million low-paid workers could lose out on thousands of pounds in employer pension contributions if the government increases the auto-enrolment earning trigger, unions have claimed.

The government has responded to union threats of a general strike by refusing any further negotiation of public sector pension and pay reform.

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