Article: SAVE OUR SAVINGS.

Byline: TONY HAZELL

MONEY MAIL today launches a campaign to save our savings.

After three interest cuts, almost 200 savings accounts now pay 1 pc interest or less before tax, according to analyst Defaqto.

Savers are vital to the economy. They have lodged almost [pounds sterling]1 trillion with banks and building societies. This is money lent to homebuyers and businesses yet savers are treated with contempt by politicians and banks.

Some accounts from top names now pay just a few pounds interest each year on a lifetime's savings. Among the worst, paying 0.1 pc or less on [pounds sterling]5,000 of savings on at least one of their ...

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