Pensioners descend on Parliament over CPI switch

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As many as 200 pensioners will gather at Parliament today to protest the government's plan to switch to the Consumer Prices Index for pensions increases.

The rally is against the move - passed last week in the House of Commons - to switch from Retail Prices Index-linking to CPI-linking for most pensions (PP Online 18 February). Campaigners claim ...

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