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9 May 19
A London borough will save up to £143m after striking a deal to terminate its controversial LOBO loans early.
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22 Jan 19
Public sector net borrowing was £300m higher in December compared to the month time in 2017, official figures have shown.
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4 Jan 19
Northamptonshire County Council has repaid a loan taken out with a neighbouring county.
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7 Dec 18
Dickensian debtors prisons are a thing of the past, but outdated debt collection practices still risk driving the most financially vulnerable into further difficulty. Victor Smart reports.
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30 Jul 18
Councils and other government bodies are “over-zealous” and “uncompromising” in the way they pursue financially vulnerable people over unpaid debt, MPs have said.
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21 Nov 17
Government borrowing increased by £500m to £8bn in October compared with this time last year, while the national debt increased by £147.8bn, according to official figures.
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22 Aug 17
UK public finances recorded their first surplus for the month of July since 2002, as the government brought in an extra £0.2bn, Office for National Statistics figures have shown.
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21 Jun 17
Public sector net borrowing was down £300m to £6.7bn in May compared to May last year, according to the latest figures.
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13 Jun 17
Ratings agencies have warned the inconclusive result of the election last week could damage the UK’s economic growth and credit ratings.
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20 Feb 17
The chancellor can expect borrowing figures to be lower than expected when the Office for Budget Responsibility makes its forecast ahead of the spring Budget, the EY Item Club has said.
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2 Sep 16
Barclays has confirmed that it has scrapped its “Lender Option, Borrower Option” loans to councils and moved them all over to a fixed interest rate.
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21 Jul 16
Public borrowing was £25.6bn between April and June this year, £2.3bn down on the same period in 2015, according to official figures.
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19 Jul 16
Government departments and local authorities are among the worst offenders when it comes to the unfair treatment of people in problem debt, according to debt charity StepChange.
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15 Jun 16
Debt servicing costs are increasing across local government, and now account for at least 9.9% of revenue expenditure in a quarter of single-tier and county councils, according to the National Audit...
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22 Mar 16
Public sector borrowing is £14bn lower in the eleven months of the financial year to date compared to 2014/15, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, with the...
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23 Oct 15
Full devolution of business rates to local authorities is set to lead to an increase in council debt levels as they look to borrow to invest in business development, Moody’s has concluded.
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21 Jul 15
Public sector borrowing fell by more than £6bn in the first quarter of 2015/16 compared to the same three months in the previous year, the Office for National Statistics announced today.
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18 Mar 15
Debt as a proportion of national income is to start falling, allowing Chancellor George Osborne to meet the fiscal target he set five years ago, he said today.
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30 Jun 13
The Labour Party has signed up to the coalition’s public spending limits for 2015/16. But this is based on a false consensus on the meaning of debt, deficits and the UK’s monetary position
9 May 19A London borough will save up to £143m after striking a deal to terminate its controversial LOBO loans early.
22 Jan 19Public sector net borrowing was £300m higher in December compared to the month time in 2017, official figures have shown.
4 Jan 19Northamptonshire County Council has repaid a loan taken out with a neighbouring county.
7 Dec 18Dickensian debtors prisons are a thing of the past, but outdated debt collection practices still risk driving the most financially vulnerable into further difficulty. Victor Smart reports.
30 Jul 18Councils and other government bodies are “over-zealous” and “uncompromising” in the way they pursue financially vulnerable people over unpaid debt, MPs have said.
21 Nov 17Government borrowing increased by £500m to £8bn in October compared with this time last year, while the national debt increased by £147.8bn, according to official figures.
22 Aug 17UK public finances recorded their first surplus for the month of July since 2002, as the government brought in an extra £0.2bn, Office for National Statistics figures have shown.
21 Jun 17Public sector net borrowing was down £300m to £6.7bn in May compared to May last year, according to the latest figures.
13 Jun 17Ratings agencies have warned the inconclusive result of the election last week could damage the UK’s economic growth and credit ratings.
21 Jul 16Public borrowing was £25.6bn between April and June this year, £2.3bn down on the same period in 2015, according to official figures.
19 Jul 16Government departments and local authorities are among the worst offenders when it comes to the unfair treatment of people in problem debt, according to debt charity StepChange.
23 Oct 15Full devolution of business rates to local authorities is set to lead to an increase in council debt levels as they look to borrow to invest in business development, Moody’s has concluded.
18 Mar 15Debt as a proportion of national income is to start falling, allowing Chancellor George Osborne to meet the fiscal target he set five years ago, he said today.
30 Jun 13The Labour Party has signed up to the coalition’s public spending limits for 2015/16. But this is based on a false consensus on the meaning of debt, deficits and the UK’s monetary position
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