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Table 6: Registered pension schemes cost of tax relief

This table shows tax and National Insurance contributions relief on occupational pension schemes in the public and private sectors, as well as individuals' personal pensions. It shows the gross cost of this relief, as well as relief net of tax received on pensions paid in retirement.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 28 February 2014
• Last updated: 26 September 2019
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  1. 26 September 2019

     Updated table 6 for the latest September 2019 statistics.

  2. 30 April 2019

     Updated with new data for tax year 2017 to 2018.

  3. 28 February 2018

     Table updated to include data for the tax year 2016 to 2017.

  4. 24 February 2017

     Table updated to include the tax year 2015 to 2016.

  5. 26 February 2016

     Table updated to the 2014 to 2015 tax year.

  6. 27 February 2015

     Table updated for 2013-14

  7. 28 February 2014

     Publication updated to February 28th 2014.

  8. 28 February 2014

     First published.

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The figures are based on HMRC administrative data and information compiled from a variety of sources by the ONS. Costs are subject to large revisions and have a particularly wide margin of error.