Our round up of reaction to the 2011 Budget statement from local government commentators.
LGA:'The Hutton review provides a broadly sensible approach to public service pensions and proposes a workable balance between what is fair to staff and affordable to the taxpayer.We are pleased the chancellor plans to use its findings as the basis of future negotiations.However, his plan to push ahead with a compulsory three per cent increase in pension contributions for public sector workers fails to recognise significant differences between the funded Local Government Pension Scheme and the unfunded schemes in other parts of the public sector.' LGA chairman, Baroness Margaret Eaton.
