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Tag Archives: Retirement
We’re all this together (Part 3)
The coalition government announced in the autumn that they would force pension funds to uprate their benefits only in line with the Consumer Price Index, instead of the more widely used RPI. The CPI is a less well known method … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Public Sector
Tagged Coalition, Cuts, Economy, Labour, Pensions, Public Sector, Retirement, Spending
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Public Sector Pensions – ripe for the cull?
News reports today (Wednesday 15th June) indicate that public sector pensions are going to be next on the chopping block. The Office of Budget Responsibility report released yesterday says that the costs of paying them are “unsustainable” and “unaffordable”. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alistair Darling, Conservatives, Deficit, Gordon Brown, Labour, Public Sector
Tagged Cuts, Deficit, GDP, Local Government, Pensions, Public Sector, RBS, Retirement, Spending
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