Originally Posted by
Avtur
I think you will find that senior WO/MACR get paid more than the most senior Flt Lt.
Correct, and if you're on PAS, then Sgt aircrew can quite easily find themselves on the equivalent of ground branch sqn ldr pay. However, I was referring more generally to the larger cohort of non-PAS types, where I suspect anyone OR7-9 and senior OF2 could well find themselves a 'pension fat cat' if the stories doing the rounds of the financial press are correct.
Actually, worst case, it could be a perfect storm that tips people over the edge: potential pay down banding, real terms pay cut once increased charges & NI kick in and a pension tax charge due to the annual allowance being slashed, not to mention the very dangerous precedent of pensions being taxed twice in certain circumstances - on the way in and out - for very ordinary folk just doing their best to get on in life. Gideon's doing a damned good job of ensuring he never makes PM with this sort of short term thinking.