Since a Gurkha pensioner chosing to live in Nepal would find his British Pension significantly higher than local working professionals (according to the statement here) hence we do not feel that they should be paid in par with their British counterparts although they retired from the same role, should we also look into reducing pensions (both state and work) of those British born people who retire in sunny Spain/Bulgaria/Malta and increase it for those who wish to live in Japan/Switzerland? Next step: Shall we vote to increase (state/work) pensions for those who wish to retire in Chelsea/Belgravia and reduce it for those who wish to live in Wales or Scotland!
Can someone from the House supply a fair justification for these arguments, please?
Boz Baral
Posted on 19 Jul 2007 11:36 am
Since a Gurkha pensioner chosing to live in Nepal would find his British Pension significantly higher than local working professionals (according to the statement here) hence we do not feel that they should be paid in par with their British counterparts although they retired from the same role, should we also look into reducing pensions (both state and work) of those British born people who retire in sunny Spain/Bulgaria/Malta and increase it for those who wish to live in Japan/Switzerland? Next step: Shall we vote to increase (state/work) pensions for those who wish to retire in Chelsea/Belgravia and reduce it for those who wish to live in Wales or Scotland!
Can someone from the House supply a fair justification for these arguments, please?
Thank you.