Government has launched a consultation into increasing employee contribution rates for the local government pension scheme in a bid to save £900m.
The plans would see contribution rates rise in April 2012 to generate part of the savings with a change in accrual rates from either April 2013 or April 2014 generating the rest of the £900m by 201...
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