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Nov 22, 2006 9:25:58 GMT
Post by gus2 on Nov 22, 2006 9:25:58 GMT
I get more response on here than I did elsewhere. The Turner report wants to link the state pension to average earnings. Any idea if this is just talk or is it going to happen?
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sandywinder
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Nov 22, 2006 10:20:14 GMT
Post by sandywinder on Nov 22, 2006 10:20:14 GMT
By the time it DOES happen the basic state pension will not be worth anything anyway, so linking it to anything will not be any use at all to pensioners.
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Nov 22, 2006 15:31:23 GMT
Post by gus2 on Nov 22, 2006 15:31:23 GMT
By the time it DOES happen the basic state pension will not be worth anything anyway, so linking it to anything will not be any use at all to pensioners. So you are saying there is nothing in the pipeline? gus |
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Nov 23, 2006 10:53:19 GMT
Post by sandywinder on Nov 23, 2006 10:53:19 GMT
I am saying it is just another con trick to try to retain votes.
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Nov 23, 2006 14:21:57 GMT
Post by gus2 on Nov 23, 2006 14:21:57 GMT
I am saying it is just another con trick to try to retain votes. I rather think that this time next year I will be long gone from these shores. Where it is is still to be decided. The thing is, if it is the EU or a partner country such as Switzerland then as long as my domicile is there the state pension rises will also be paid there. Not so in other countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia. When one emigrates there the amount of state pension stays fixed at the rate it was at on the departure date and there it stays. If the pension is going to rise significantly it will obviously have a bearing on where I hang my hat. gus |
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