UK - A deal is believed to have been struck between prime minister Tony Blair and chancellor Gordon Brown (pictured) to restore the earnings link to the basic state pension by 2012 and reduce the level of people eligible for mean tested benefits.
However the proposed 2012 start date is two years later than what the Pensions Commission, charged by the government to review the state of the UK pension system, recommended. The link between e...
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