CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak should not scrap the triple-lock on pensions to help fund the economic recovery caused by coronavirus, a poll of Express.co.uk readers has found.
The triple-lock guarantees the state basic state pension will rise by a minimum of either 2.5 percent, the rate of inflation or average earnings. readers has found the overwhelming majority do no support axing the pension lock.
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