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Pensions 'make-or-break' issue in referendum debate
Three out of five say pension's are main concern in Scottish independence vote

Pensions may be a make-or-break issue for Scotland's public-sector workers according to union research on next year's independence referendum.

Civil servants' union PCS hopes its new members' survey will kick off a serious policy debate in Scotland.

Roughly three in five of those questioned said their pension's future would be a main concern in whether they would vote for Independence.

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