State pension age must hit 70 to avoid public sector spending cuts

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The state pension age must increase to 70 by 2015 to avoid drastic public sector spending cuts, a research body says.

The recommendation from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research echoed the Institute of Directors call for an increase to 70 "as soon as is reasonably practicable". NIESR economis...

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