Public sector pension schemes must ‘bite the bullet' on planned reform because the changes are necessary to ensure fairness to taxpayers, Lord Hutton told delegates.
He said hikes in contribution rates and a change to the discount rate were difficult decisions to make in the tough economic climate but there was no other choice given years of underfunding in loc...
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