Public sector pension liabilities reach £993bn

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Unfunded pension promises made to past and present UK public sector workers now amount to £993bn, Towers Watson calculations reveal.

The consultant said this is £223bn more than the latest official estimate of unfunded public sector pension liabilities of £770bn March 31, 2008. It said its up-to-date estimate took account of ...

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