[The wrong direction - leaving the weak and vulnerable behind, lets challenge HIM to live on 20k p/a] Joe Hockey has conceded the government’s planned changes to the aged pension would result in payments being about $7bn lower than they otherwise would be in 10 years, as the treasurer was the target of a parliamentary question time attack over the budget. The treasurer said the age pension would continue to increase every six months, but the move to CPI increases only would ensure spending remained sustainable. Labor challenged Hockey over his previous comment in a radio interview that “it is strongly arguable that pensioners are going to be better off”. theguardian/world/2014/aug/27/joe-hockey-concedes-7bn-cut-in-pension-budget-under-changes
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:06:17 +0000
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