Union leaders have said there are still major divisions between them and the government over three key proposals - to raise the pension age, to increase workers' contributions and to link pension values to the generally lower consumer prices index (CPI) rather than the retail prices index (RPI).
The U.S. is not impartial in this dispute, and though it may sympathize with the Palestinians, ties of values, interests and history link it to Israel profoundly.
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And he said the Budget had taken "difficult decisions in an honest and fair way and with the clear stamp of Liberal Democrat values running through it, " citing examples including the restoration of the pensions and earnings link and the tax boost for the low paid.