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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

What is Jeremy Hunt’s pensions giveaway and who gains most?

Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street with the despatch box.
Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street with the despatch box. Photograph: Tejas Sandhu/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Jeremy Hunt’s multibillion-pound tax giveaway to Britain’s wealthiest pension savers is coming under fire from various quarters, with Labour vowing to reverse the move andothers saying it is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Financial firms have said the changes to pension allowances could let high earners who can afford it build up pension pots worth as much as £9m while enjoying the full tax benefits.

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