The triple-lock rule poses a post-pandemic problem
Statistical quirks could land the government with a pricey pensions bill
THE METHODOLOGY used to calculate economic data rarely receives much attention, but then statistical quirks do not usually come with a £4.4bn ($6bn, or 0.2% of GDP) annual bill. Yet that is what taxpayers may be landed with by the interaction between the “triple lock”, used to increase state pensions, and artificially strong earnings figures as Britain’s economy recovers from covid-19.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Triple trouble”
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