Public sector reforms cut typical pot by 25%

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The value of a typical public sector pension has dropped 25% since the introduction of government reforms to reduce taxpayers' liability, a study says.

The report - by the Pensions Policy Institute - said linking pensions to CPI instead of RPI and reforms to pensionable age and contribution rates by the previous Labour government have cut public s...

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