Delaying National Insurance rise would be ‘no problem’
Sir Charlie Bean, who recently left the Office for Budget Responsibility, says the move could be delayed. …
Until this year, the state pension was earmarked to rise by the lesser of inflation, average wages growth or 2.5%. That triple lock has been suspended temporarily, breaking another manifesto pledge, after distortions to the economy caused by Covid made it prohibitively expensive.
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