Lloyds reduces taxpayer stake to below 21%
Lloyds Banking Group has made another step toward returning to full private ownership, reducing British taxpayers’ stake in the bank by a further 1 per cent to below 21 per cent.
Lloyds Banking Group has made another step toward returning to full private ownership, reducing British taxpayers’ stake in the bank by a further 1 per cent to below 21 per cent.
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