The Government has got itself into a bit of bother over this whole pension levy lark. But the complaints from the pension industry are a bit hard to take. In this regard, contributions from two…
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Some Pensioners Don’t Count
The Government repeats the mantra – we didn’t touch pensions, we didn’t touch pensions. They’ve been saying that since the beginning of the crisis even though they have cut the incomes and living standards of…
Workers and the Left fight the government on the Pensions issue in France
Last Tuesday, Sept 7th, France virtually came to a standstill through large scale strikes and demonstrations against the intentions of the Sarkozy elit to increase the pensionable age from 60 to 62 !! For many of…
Taking the Country & Western out of Pensions: The Recession Diaries – January 22nd
Life can sometimes be like an American country and western song: ‘My girl friend left me / my dawg bit me in the leg / my mamma joined the army / and my sister is…
Sinead Pentony: Tasc | Why no standard-rating pension tax relief in Budget 2010?
Sinead Pentony | Why no standard-rating pension tax relief in Budget 2010? TASC Statement on the failure of the government to bring in standard-rating pension tax relief in Budget 2010. “TASC has proposed standard-rating pension…
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