A group of 13 opposition MPs have called on the government to delay switching to the CPI index for public sector pensions until further research has been conducted into pensioner spending.
The government plans to link public sector pensions, benefits and tax credits to CPI, which does not include costs such as housing, claiming it is a better measure of real spending than the RPI. However, oponents have said this is unfair as pensioners spend more on certain costs such as housing and heating, and so would be disadvantaged by the switch. John Robertson (pictured), Labour MP for Glasgow North West, tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) last week calling on the government to postpone the switch, due to take place in April 2011. The EDM demands a full evaluation of the ‘appro...
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