CaRT employees, welcome to the real world. You are having to face up to the cold stark reality of pension provision, as will the remainder of the public sector employees before much longer.
Private pension holders have had to bear the brunt of profligacy in the banking sector, and the consequent actions of government in bailing them out. It is illuminating to investigate how much of our council tax is spent on paying bloated pensions to inflation proofed recipients. (In some areas, 60%+.)
Our national government has so far avoided biting the bullet on its own shortfalls, opting instead to borrow to make up the shortfall. In other countries, swingeing cuts have been made to public sector salaries and pensions, and until we wake-up as a country to our responsibilities and as individuals accept the inevitable, us ordinary mortals will have to continue paying unfair contributions to maintain the status quo.
As far as CaRT goes, our licence fees will increase, and none of it will go towards much needed maintenance.
Martin Howes