Tony's cronies protect their own pensions - papers 15th July

Members of the civil service and parliamentary occupational schemes will be exempt from a crucial rule designed to cap the tax benefits of pension savings of more than £1.5m, because the government refused to delete a clause in the Finance Bill which will allow public sector officials to gain extra protection of their old pension rights. Critics say in the case of a judge promoted to the appeal court who would see their salary rise from £150,000 to £170,000, their annual pension income would jump by more than £10,000 a year under new civil service pension rules. Whereas private sector...