Sir Humphrey's Legacy: Facing Up to the Cost of Public Sector Pensions

Sir Humphrey's Legacy: Facing Up to the Cost of Public Sector Pensions
ISBN-10
0255365780
ISBN-13
9780255365789
Category
Business & Economics / Economics / General
Pages
129
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Institute of Economic Affairs
Authors
Philip Booth, Neil Record, Nick Silver

Description

Estimates that public sector pension liabilities are about GBP1trillion - but the government publishes estimates of the liabilities of only half this level. The author states that if costs are made transparent, we can start to change the nature of public sector schemes, to the benefit of workers and taxpayers alike.

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