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The state pension is set for a bumper 3.9% boost. It should be great news... but these are the tax rises and budget squeezes on the horizon - and why I fear pensioners will feel poorer: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

You would think now would be a moment for retirees to rejoice. The state pension is set for a bumper increase from April - up by an inflation-busting 3.9 per cent, new figures confirmed yesterday.

The state pension is set for a bumper 3.9% boost. It should be great news... but these are the tax rises and budget squeezes on the horizon - and why I fear pensioners will feel poorer: RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS

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