Pension levy is really a cut in gross income

I’M amazed at the attitude of the Government, IBEC and sections of the media to the so-called pension levy for public sector employees.

Why not call a spade a spade? What the Government is really proposing is an additional income levy on all public sector workers. It has no relationship to pension contributions or entitlements, but is based solely on the gross income of each public servant.

As a public sector employee paying pension contributions, I am only too well aware of the liabilities associated with the pension scheme.