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Extranet Project
The Association has been pressing for a system by which the unwritten history held in the collective memory of BBC pensioners could be recorded before it disappears.
Recently there has been fruitful discussions to move our ideas forward with the BBC's Director, Archive Content, Roly Keating, and Controller BBC Archive, Tony Ageh. If you'd like to take part in the pilot early next year please register your interest either by email to David Allen at extranet@bbcpa.org.uk or via the Contact Us form, or to our postal Address: BBCPA, PO Box 230, Alton, Hants, GU34 9AR.
BBCPA Letter to Ariel
The Association's initial response to the recent Pension changes announced by the BBC was sent to the BBC Ariel Newspaper. Although edited in Ariel, you can read the full version of the letter here 
Ariel2010wk32.pdf (220kb)
Tax problem for some pensioners
The Committee is seeking clarification on a new tax problem for some pensioners that we noticed after the Budget on 22 June.
Instead of reducing the 40% Inheritance Tax as promised by the Conservatives the LibDem part of the Coalition insisted on gradually raising the personal tax allowance to take incomes below £10,000 out of tax altogether. So from April 2011 and for 2 further years there will be a £1000 a year uplift in the personal allowance now standing at £6,475 for everyone except people over 65. This year over 65s and over 75s get more generous allowances but these are clawed back on incomes over £22,900 and totally eroded by £28,930 for over-65s and £29,230 for over-75s. This means by 2013 all these people will be paying tax on£3000 more income than anyone else in the country losing £600 a year on the standard rate of tax.
The Institute of Taxation has drawn this anomaly to the attention of the Treasury but unless corrections are made by September/October we face a nasty age discriminatory attack on pensioners over 65 years old. We are asking why?
Association appoints new chairman
David Allen has become chairman of the BBC Pensioners' Association. He succeeds Martin Cox, who has held the post for three years. Read more...
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Annual General Meeting
The AGM took place on Thursday, April 22nd 2010 at the Friends' Meeting House, Euston Road, London N1. We thank all that attended.
On the Meetings page you can listen to a small part of the proceedings that took place during the AGM. 
Government RPI for December 2009
In the year to December 2009, RPI annual inflation was 2.4%, up from 0.3% in November. The last time there was an increase in the 12-month rate greater than 2.1% between two months was in June and July 1979 when the rate increased from 11.4% to 15.6%.
2.4% will therefore apply to all BBC Pensions from April 2010, which is an improvement on last year's 0.9%.
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