Thursday, January 13, 2011

British Pension Cuts That Will Hit War Widows And Retired Veterans

Photo: In the firing line: Defence Secretary Liam Fox defended the cuts as necessary

Defence Secretary Liam Fox Branded Heartless For Pension Cuts That Will Hit War Widows And Retired Veterans -- The Daily Mail

Ministers were branded 'heartless' last night for pension cuts that will cost retired servicemen and war widows hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Defence Secretary Liam Fox was blasted over the coalition Government's controversial decision to link all public-sector pensions and benefits to the Consumer Price Index instead of the higher Retail Price Index.

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My Comment: There is no compassion in the Ministry's decision to cut these benefits .... they are just looking at how many pennies they can save without any sensitivity to the consequences of their decisions.

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