Six financial policies from the election manifestos so far

General Election 2017

Hannah Godfrey
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General Election day is fast approaching and political parties have begun to release their manifestos. Here are six key points from four main parties...

General Election day is 8 June. And so far the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Welsh party Plaid Cymru have released their manifestos. Here is where each of them stand on key financial services policies: 1. Triple Lock Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru have pledged to retain the basic state pension triple lock until the next parliament. The Conservatives have said they will keep the policy until 2020 and then replace it with a double lock, which would see the basic state pension rise in line with earnings or inflation, depending on which is highest. I...

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