Revealed: Extra cost of 'gold-plated' public pensions

Figures leaked to The Daily Telegraph show for the first time the amount per month extra that nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants can expect to pay from next April. Ministers will announce around 750,000 of the lowest paid public sector workers will face no increased contribution but the remainder of the five million staff in pension schemes will face hikes. In the first year, the best-paid 40,000 public sector workers, earning well over £100,000, will pay £284 a month - £3,400 a year - more for their final salary schemes. A doctor on £100,000 a year will pay almost £2,000 a ...