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Fri 07 Jul 2007SSIA-type pensions preferrredA new study of florists, hairdressers and butchers has found that they would be more likely to start a pension if the Government introduced a bonus on their retirement savings to replace the existing tax incentives.Researchers at the Smurfit business school at UCD found from a sample of 70 butchers, 50 hairdressers and 50 florists that 86 per cent of those without a pension would start one if the State gave a contribution of €1 for every €1 saved. The Irish Association of Pension Funds commissioned the study of service sector professions.