1. Index - linked pay rises insulated them against inflationary price increases.

2. This is the total amount of technical provisions for index — linked and unit — linked business.

3. Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday to finish at their highs, pushed up by index-linked and arbitrage buying.

4. This is the total amount of best estimate of technical provisions for index — linked and unit — linked business.

5. Alternatives One alternative to the proposed Regulations is to maintain the existing Index-linked Deposits Interest Disclosure Regulations.

6. The Bank is looking at other options: a variable-rate gilt that might interest banks, or more index-linked gilts.