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Public Service Pensions Bill

Debate between David T C Davies and Mike Freer
Tuesday 4th December 2012

(11 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Freer Portrait Mike Freer
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I am not qualified to judge that. I am not an economist, so I do not have information about the impact on GDP. It might be appropriate to ask the Economic Secretary that question, however.

David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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I am not an economist either, but the issue is not the predicted rise in GDP; rather, it is the predicted fall in the working population who will be available to pay the pensions of a growing number of older people.