Friday 06 Dec 2013 @ 12:10
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NIESR - Can an Ageing Scotland Afford Independence?

Population ageing over the next 50 years will be a significant challenge for Scotland and the rest of the UK (RUK). According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) population projections, Scotland will age slightly faster than RUK (see Figure 1). However, this difference should not be a major consideration when taking the decision about independence as the additional costs of supporting the ageing population as an independent state are much smaller than the costs of the population ageing itself.

Scotland will have to bear these costs whether is stays part of the UK or becomes independent. 

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