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10/03/2011

A report by Lord Hutton is expected to recommend an end to final salary pensions in the public sector.

Lord Hutton is due to deliver his long awaited report on public sector pensions. We speak to Ronnie Bowie, senior partner at consultant Hymans Robertson, who explains why this report is expected to signal the end for final salary pension schemes.

Record low interest rates could hit a two-year milestone today if the Bank of England keeps the cost of borrowing on hold. Simon Hayes, a UK Economist at Barclays Capital, discusses his expectations.

A major tax review set up by the government has concluded that income tax and national insurance should be merged to cut the administrative burden on small businesses. We ask John Whiting, director of the Office of Tax Simplification, how such a move would work and how long it would take.

And Forbes magazine has revealed its latest rich list, with 200 new billionaires added in the past year. The programme hears from Forbes senior editor, Kerry Dolan, about who is top of the pile.

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Thu 10 Mar 2011 05:30

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