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Feb 2024
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The Tax Factor - Episode 25 - Pensions S...

Blick Rothenberg
About this episode

This week it’s a Pensions Special, with Blick Rothenberg CEO Nimesh Shah joined by Pensions specialist Martin Reynard.

In this episode they cover all things pensions, including over payment of tax when taking money out of pensions and what the differences are between saving in an ISA versus a pension.

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