BT, Ford and M&S schemes granted extension for legal challenge over government's decision to align RPI with CPIH

Holly Roach
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The trustees of the BT Pension Scheme, Ford Pension Schemes, and the Marks and Spencer Pension Scheme have been granted an extension to consider a legal challenge of the government’s actions following its decision to align the Retail Prices Index (RPI) with the housing cost-based Consumer Prices Index (CPIH).

Following a joint application from the major schemes, the court has granted "an extension of time in which to consider a potential application for a judicial review of the decision to align RPI wit...

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