RPI/CPI: an overview | Practical Law

RPI/CPI: an overview | Practical Law

This note considers the main issues arising following the UK government's 2010 decision to change the statutory minimum basis for calculating annual pension increases and revaluing deferred pensions to reflect changes in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI). The note also looks at long-term plans by the UK Statistics Authority to reform RPI.

RPI/CPI: an overview

Practical Law UK Practice Note Overview 7-506-5653 (Approx. 27 pages)

RPI/CPI: an overview

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This note considers the main issues arising following the UK government's 2010 decision to change the statutory minimum basis for calculating annual pension increases and revaluing deferred pensions to reflect changes in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rather than the Retail Prices Index (RPI). The note also looks at long-term plans by the UK Statistics Authority to reform RPI.