Public Sector Pensions Reform

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Here are the key figures from today's announcement on the increases to employee public sector pension contributions.

Government has launched a consultation on proposed hikes to teachers, nurses and civil service pension contributions as it moves to save £1bn by April 2013.

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Health secretary Andrew Lansley has privately attacked the government's plans to overhaul public sector pensions.

The government has laid out the pace of the 3.2 percentage point increase in employee contribution by phasing it in gradually over three years, Danny Alexander confirms.

Extending talks on public sector pension reforms will not stave off strike action if the government continues its current pathway to reform state worker pensions, the Trades Union Congress says.

The Treasury has set out the government's progress on public service pension reform - announcing consultations and plans for talks with unions. Here are the key points of today's announcement.