Adrian Sanders: What's The Point Of The Lib Dems?

25/06/2009

What's The Point Of The Lib Dems? - Part 8

Liberal Democrats have halted plans to raise taxpayers' contributions to MPs' pensions, ahead of a Commons debate.

A planned increase had been accepted by all parties in March but the Government now says it will accept a Lib Dem plan to freeze the amount from public funds.

The proposal would have seen MPs' own contributions rise by £60 a month, but the Lib Dems said taxpayers would have paid £750,000 more than last year.

The Lib Dem plan is to use the salary rise that would have been paid to MPs this year towards the pension defiicit and to freeze any public contribution towards it.

All party leaders are now indicating that MPs' final salary schemes must end.

25 Jun 2009 11:45:22 | Adrian's Blog

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