原則げんそくとして
gensokuto shite

Expression

1. as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally

年金ねんきんがく原則げんそくとして前年ぜんねん物価ぶっか変動へんどうにスライドして算出さんしゅつされる。
nenkinno gakuwa gensokuto shite zennenno bukkahendōni suraido shite sanshutsu sareru.
As a general rule, the pension amount is based on price changes in the previous year.