Public sector liabilities driving £5trn national debt

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Public sector pension scheme liabilities are driving a national debt of £5trn and cannot be ignored, the Institute of Economic Affairs says.

IEA director general Mark Littlewood said public sector pension liabilities - estimated at £1trn by Record Currency Management chief executive Neil Record - were contributing to a real national deb...

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