Letter – City pension scare to come

Re: City Watchdog: July 12-18

City pension scare to come

Re: City Watchdog: July 12-18

Delighted Monday flagged the high salaries and impending crisis at city hall. The bigger story may be how gold-plated pensions are compared to the public sector? It’s usually based on “best years”, in which case their pensions might be earth-shattering for the taxpayer as well.

Stan Bartlett,Victoria

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