Pension scheme ‘is open-ended debt that should go’
Tuesday 19th April 2011, 1:00PM BST.
PENSIONS for deputies and public sector workers are open-ended debts for the island, the chairman of the Guernsey branch of the Institute of Directors has warned.
Anne Ewing was speaking after a Guernsey Press survey revealed most States members appeared happy to receive a pension that was 80% funded by taxpayer contributions.
However, more than a quarter of deputies acknowledged that the States Members’ Pension scheme was unfair and should be changed.
Mrs Ewing (pictured) said the disparity did not surprise her, although she admitted being taken aback that the survey highlighted a significant number of deputies who were not aware of the difference between theirs and taxpayers’ contribution rates.
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This scheme is clearly a reverse Robin Hood tax, ie they steal from the poor to give to the rich. Get rid of it. Whilst we’re on the subject is there any chance of getting an income tax refund for the last 8 years?
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A case of the pot calling the kettle black?
The IOD were more than willing to let the Guernsey taxpayer pay £80million plus each year following zero 10!!
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