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BT says it will pay �2bn into its pension fund to help cover the scheme's deficit.
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George Osborne is considering cutting the 50p top rate of income tax in next week's Budget, the BBC understands.
  
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It is one of the biggest one-off payments yet made by a company into a pension fund.
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Prime Minister David Cameron will discuss the Budget with the chancellor and other senior ministers on Friday.
  
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The payment is part of a nine year plan to bolster the scheme, which at the last valuation in June had a deficit of �4.1bn.
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There is speculation the tax on earnings over �150,000 could be reduced to a 45p rate or scrapped entirely in return for tax cuts for low earners.
  
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Supporting the pension fund has dragged down BT's performance. Back in 2008, the fund had a deficit of �9bn.
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Labour leader Ed Miliband said it was the "wrong priority" and money should be spent on jobs for young people.
  
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Under the latest plan, BT will make nine further annual payments of �325m.
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The coalition's "quad" of top ministers, Conservatives Mr Cameron and Mr Osborne and Lib Dems Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander are discussing the Budget by telephone on Friday.
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Temporary tax
  
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BT's pension fund has 330,000 members, making it one of the biggest private sector schemes in the country.
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All budget decisions will have been made by the end of Friday so that the details can be sent to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
  
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"This agreement, under which the company makes an immediate contribution to the scheme of almost half of the deficit, reflects BT's financial strength and re-affirms our commitment to the scheme," said chief executive Ian Livingston.
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The government-appointed body will use these tax and spending decisions to make its economic forecasts.
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    For a chancellor sometimes likened to a submarine - George Osborne has never been timid about deploying a torpedo�
  
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image of Ben Wright Ben Wright Political correspondent, BBC News
  
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BT, Royal Mail and Trinity Mirror - there is quite a lot going on in the fraught world of final salary pensions. �
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    Is Osborne planning a 50p tax surprise?
  
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The 50% income tax rate was introduced by the previous Labour government in 2010, to help pay for declining government revenues during the recession.
  
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"BT's long-term sustainable cash generation has improved significantly since the 2008 valuation and we remain focussed on improving BT's financial strength, investing in our future and enhancing shareholder returns."
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Mr Osborne has always said it was a temporary measure and has asked officials to assess how much extra it is raising.

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