Noonan hints at pensions change

The Government is planning further changes to the treatment of all pensions in the forthcoming budget, the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan told the Oireachtas sub-committee yesterday.

However, he declined to provide any details.

Mr Noonan was appearing before the committee stage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which includes the fiscal rules agreed as part of the Fiscal Stability Treaty and the Fiscal Advisory Council.