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<p>The Department for Education is asking schools, like other employers across the
public sector, to contribute more towards their employees’ pensions to ensure that
the cost of public sector pension schemes do not fall unfairly on taxpayers. Our protection
of the core schools budget in real terms means that schools are well-placed to cope
with changes in their costs in 2015-16. The Department has also deferred the introduction
of the increase to September 2015, giving schools an additional five months to plan
how they will meet the additional pensions cost.</p><p>In addition, the Chancellor
confirmed that the next spending review will take into account the cost to employers
of the reforms to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme and the implications for National Insurance.</p>
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