Councillor 'pension perks' face axe

Councillors are to be stripped of the right to generous taxpayer-funded retirement funds in a bid to save up to £7 million a year, the Government said.

Since the local government pension scheme was opened to elected representatives in 2003, at least 4,548 have signed up for benefits based on their allowances, according to recent surveys.
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