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Daily Mirror
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Ruby Flanagan

Hundreds of thousands of pensioners overtaxed by £1BILLION - but you can claim money back

Brits have paid £1.01billion more in tax on their pension than they should have, according to latest figures.

Since new reforms were introduced in 2015, retirement savers who make an initial withdrawal from a "defined contribution" pension pot are taxed by HMRC.

However, instead of the normal income tax rate, HMRC issues an emergency tax rate as if this person will pull out this amount from their pot every month.

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