Remember that merry dance between the government and the unions over public sector
pensions, a few weeks ago? Expect a minor reprise today, and much more over the summer. The government today announces how much extra public sector workers will have to pay to maintain their
pension levels, and already the Telegraph has the
numbers. When it comes to the 40,000 best-paid public sectorees — all on considerably over £100,000 — their contributions will rise by around £3,000 a year. And then
it’s a sliding scale all the way down to the 750,000 least well-paid workers, who will face no increase at all. The unions, who will rejoin the government in talks soon, are unlikely to respond
kindly.
Danny Alexander is, as usual, the man left holding the shield ahead of the union onslaught.
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