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Commentary: Pensions and Pension Policy

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  • Broadbent, Simon
  • van de Ven, Justin
  • Weale, Martin

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The Pensions Commission is to make its recommendations on pension policy reform later this year, in the light of comments on the challenges identified in its first Report. Widespread agreement on the need for such reform is partly a consequence of problems which have already surfaced, such as the insolvency of some pension schemes, moves to curtail benefits and mis-selling scandals. However the main impetus comes from the fact, clearly demonstrated by the Pensions Commission (2004), that for pensioners to enjoy the current relative standard of living in fifty years time will require people either to (i) retire later (ii) save more; or (iii) pay higher taxes. In the Commission's view the key issues are to find a consensus on the appropriate combination of these three, or of the alternative of lower pensioner incomes, and to find ways of bringing about such an outcome. We focus on aspects of such a reform and suggest one measure which could be implemented without further ado.

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  • Broadbent, Simon & van de Ven, Justin & Weale, Martin, 2005. "Commentary: Pensions and Pension Policy," National Institute Economic Review, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, vol. 193, pages 4-10, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:nierev:v:193:y:2005:i::p:4-10_2
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