PUBLIC sector pension liabilities have increased by £50bn in the last year, latest government figures reveal. The combined liabilities of six of the seven biggest public sector schemes - including civil servants, teachers and judges - rose from £276.6bn to £327.3bn - the government's 2005-06 resource accounts showed.
The accounts for the civil service pension scheme reveal liabilities rose 20pc to £100.9bn while the Teachers’ Pension Scheme liabilities increased 19pc to £143bn. Watson Wyatt senior consultant...
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