Majority of LGPS experts back increasing contributions

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Three-quarters of local government pension experts back Lord Hutton's view there is a strong case for increasing employee contributions, National Association of Pension Funds research shows.

A poll by the trade body found 75% of local government pension experts agreed there is a ‘strong' case for council staff to pay more into their pensions - 40% of them ‘very strongly' - while only 1...

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