UK - Taxpayers will have to foot a £6bn bill over the next 15 years if the "85 year rule" regarding pensionable income is not abolished, the Local Government Authority (LGA) has claimed.
The rule, which allows a public pension scheme member to retire at 60 on a full pension if their age and length of service totals 85, is at the heart of an ongoing dispute between government and ni...
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