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If Mr Sarkozy sticks, as he must, to his more controversial reforms to ports, schools, the labour market or the length of service needed for pensions, say he is likely to have to face down strikes.

Osborne's decision to spend the money instead of saving for the moment, in 20 or 30 years, when funds are needed for pensions, will only make public-sector workers even angrier.

Public pressure is needed for pension funds to become the active owners of companies they ought to be.

"The additional funds needed for this pension installment are killing our business.

While Mr. Adachi's initiative is not the only step needed for comprehensive pension reform, Mr. Crane said, it "would be taking a big one in the right direction".

As the dispute wends its way through the court, Luzerne County is scraping together $12 million that its actuaries say is needed for the pension fund.

Chris Cheetham, global chief investment officer at HSBC global asset management, said: "The establishment of this taskforce is an important step towards creating the transparency and consistent standards needed for investors and pension funds to understand the risks and opportunities within their portfolios as we transition to a low carbon economy".

Labour cut the number of years of national insurance contributions needed for a full state pension, he says.

The main fund, which serves about 250,000 government workers, past and present, is only 6 percent funded — a small percentage of what is considered the minimum needed for a marginally healthy pension plan — and could run out of money as soon as 2014.

The number of qualifying years needed for a full basic State Pension is 30, for people reaching State Pension age on or after 6 April 2010.

Self-employed people need provision for pensions, paid sick leave and holidays too.