LAPP 2011 Contribution Rate Increase
Posted: 09/03/2010
Effective January 1, 2011, contribution rates for members and employers of the Local Authorities Pension Plan (LAPP) will increase. This is the second year of phased-in incremental increases over a three-year period. The contribution rate on pensionable salary up to the current Year's Maximum Pensionable Earnings (YMPE) will increase from 8.06 per cent to 8.49 per cent. The contribution rate on pensionable salary over the current YMPE will increase from 11.53 per cent to 12.13 per cent.
Contribution rates will experience a similar increase again in 2012. Contribution rates are divided between employees and employers, with employers paying one per cent more.
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