Treasury plans to increase public sector employee pension contributions by 3% could destroy the Local Government Pension Scheme, the London Pensions Fund Authority warns.
Chancellor George Osborne's proposals to squeeze an extra £900m out of LGPS members - through an average 3% contribution hike over the next three years - would lead to mass member opt-outs, forcing...
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