Scrap state pension for the rich, says OECD

UK pensions not generous

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The UK should scrap state pension entitlements for the highest rate tax payers in order to free up funds for the less wealthy, the OECD has said.

The club said British pensions were low compared with other wealthy nations and should be boosted by cutting payments to the wealthiest 5-10% of retirees, the FT reported. Currently the UK state pension is not asset-tested, it is based on years of national insurance contributions or credits. Therefore it can equally be claimed by billionaires. Deputy director of employment, labour and social affairs at the Paris-based club, Mark Pearson, said the UK, like many other countries, faced pressure from an ageing society, with claims on the state pension growing while the number of workers s...

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