US - The governor of New Jersey has proposed allowing the state's 566 municipalities to suspend US$540m in public pension contributions to avoid tax increases.
Governor Jon Corzine said the plan would allow local governments to miss half of the US$1.1bn in contributions due at the beginning of April and instead make the payments over a three year period. ...
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