'Unsustainable path': Why the OBR is raising the alarm over the impact of climate change on the UK's debt mountain

James Murray
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'Unsustainable path': Why the OBR is raising the alarm over the impact of climate change on the UK's debt mountain

Office for Budgetary Responsibility warns climate change and an ageing population are set to deal further blows to the UK's already dire public finances

The Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) has today provided a bleak fiscal outlook for the UK, warning that climate impacts and an ageing population threaten to add significantly to the country's...

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