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Asked by James McMurdockIndependentTreasuryTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 25732

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the long-term sustainability of the public finances when future pension liabilities are taken into account.

Answered by Treasury

The Office for Budget Responsibility’s recent fiscal sustainability analysis provides an independent assessment of the long-term pressures on the public finances, including those arising from the State Pension and unfunded public service pension schemes.

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