欧洲大多数国家确定提高养老金的幅度一般都同相应时间内工资和(或)物价指数的增幅相一致。尽管大多数国家对于养老金按年度正常调整有法定依据,一些国家的政府仍然需要不时为高于法定要求的增幅做出准备。比如,英国政府承诺:虽然法定的增长幅度要求与商品零售价格指数 Most European countries have determined that the increase in pensions is generally consistent with the increase in wages and / or price indices in the corresponding period of time. Although most countries have a statutory basis for regular annual pension adjustments, some governments still need to make continual preparations for increases above the legal requirements. For example, the British government promised: Although the statutory growth rate requirements and the retail price index