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25 Sep 19
The government’s fiscal target is “dead in the water” as borrowing has risen by 28% compared to last year, economists have warned.
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20 Sep 19
More than four in 10 public sector workers were granted flexible working hours in the last quarter of 2018, official figures have shown.
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21 Aug 19
Confidence in UK public finances has taken a hit as the latest data revealed a smaller than expected budget surplus last month following a sharp rise in borrowing.
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17 Jun 19
Police officers, nurses, midwives and teachers are most likely to stay in their professions out of the overall UK workforce, according to new research.
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23 May 19
Public sector net borrowing in the UK in April was £5.8bn – £0.03bn less than in April 2018. This represents the lowest April borrowing figure since 2007, official statistics have revealed.
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24 Apr 19
Government borrowing fell to its lowest level for 17 years in 2018-19 despite exceeding forecasts by nearly £2bn, official data has revealed.
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19 Mar 19
Local government employment in the UK has slumped to a record low, official figures have revealed.
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21 Feb 19
The public sector ran a £15bn surplus in January – the biggest on record for that month – as a result of strong taxes coming in, official figures have revealed.
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11 Feb 19
Growth in the UK economy last year slowed to its lowest rate since 2012 amid Brexit uncertainty, figures have shown.
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21 Sep 18
Borrowing in August was the highest it has been for two years, according to official figures.
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14 Sep 18
Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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22 Aug 18
The Treasury has warned against complacency after the UK posted its largest July surplus for 18 years.
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6 Aug 18
Northern Ireland’s public services incurred the biggest spending per head in the UK in 2016-17, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
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22 Jun 18
Government borrowing this financial year is so far down £4.1bn on the same period last year, according to latest public finance statistics.
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27 Apr 18
The Office for National Statistics has begun work to look at reclassifying students loans so they are treated in a unique way in the national accounts.
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23 Mar 18
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 132,000 between September and December last year because of housing association reclassification, official figures have shown.
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24 Jan 18
Government borrowing in December 2017 dropped by half compared with the same period in 2016 because of higher tax receipts and a rebate from the EU, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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21 Dec 17
The UK’s public sector borrowing is forecast to increase to £49.9bn during the current financial year, ending in March 2018, according to official figures.
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22 Sep 17
Government borrowing reached its lowest August level in a decade, according to official figures.
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30 Aug 17
Increasing numbers of people live in a household where at least one person is in work, the Office for National Statistics has found.
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15 Aug 17
Inflation has remained at 2.6% in July, unchanged from June, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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16 Jun 17
Ministers and civil servants will no longer have access to national statistics 24 hours ahead of official publication, it has been announced.
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14 Jun 17
The number of public sector workers dropped by 20,000 in March 2017 compared to the same month last year, according to official figures.
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25 May 17
The growth rate of the UK economy was slower than expected in the first three months of the year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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17 May 17
The UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6% - its lowest in 42 years - but wage growth falling behind inflation is causing a pay squeeze, official figures show.
25 Sep 19The government’s fiscal target is “dead in the water” as borrowing has risen by 28% compared to last year, economists have warned.
20 Sep 19More than four in 10 public sector workers were granted flexible working hours in the last quarter of 2018, official figures have shown.
17 Jun 19Police officers, nurses, midwives and teachers are most likely to stay in their professions out of the overall UK workforce, according to new research.
24 Apr 19Government borrowing fell to its lowest level for 17 years in 2018-19 despite exceeding forecasts by nearly £2bn, official data has revealed.
19 Mar 19Local government employment in the UK has slumped to a record low, official figures have revealed.
21 Feb 19The public sector ran a £15bn surplus in January – the biggest on record for that month – as a result of strong taxes coming in, official figures have revealed.
11 Feb 19Growth in the UK economy last year slowed to its lowest rate since 2012 amid Brexit uncertainty, figures have shown.
14 Sep 18Facts and figures from the September 2018 edition of Public Finance magazine.
27 Apr 18The Office for National Statistics has begun work to look at reclassifying students loans so they are treated in a unique way in the national accounts.
21 Dec 17The UK’s public sector borrowing is forecast to increase to £49.9bn during the current financial year, ending in March 2018, according to official figures.
22 Sep 17Government borrowing reached its lowest August level in a decade, according to official figures.
30 Aug 17Increasing numbers of people live in a household where at least one person is in work, the Office for National Statistics has found.
16 Jun 17Ministers and civil servants will no longer have access to national statistics 24 hours ahead of official publication, it has been announced.
14 Jun 17The number of public sector workers dropped by 20,000 in March 2017 compared to the same month last year, according to official figures.
25 May 17The growth rate of the UK economy was slower than expected in the first three months of the year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
17 May 17The UK unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6% - its lowest in 42 years - but wage growth falling behind inflation is causing a pay squeeze, official figures show.
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