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The Conservatives are pledging a ‘triple lock plus’ for UK pensioners – here’s what it means

Written by Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University

The triple lock plus would guarantee that the UK state pension remains below the threshold for income tax.fizkes/Shutterstock

If re-elected, the Conservatives have pledged to introduce a “triple lock plus” that the party says would pull “millions” of pensioners out of paying tax. Their plan would ensure that...

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