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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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26 Mar 19
The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to close down the last £1bn of its LOBO loan portfolio by the end of this year, The Guardian has reported.
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13 Mar 19
The chancellor has announced that assuming a Brexit deal is agreed and “uncertainty lifted”, he will launch a “full three-year spending review” before the summer break.
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4 Jan 19
Northamptonshire County Council has repaid a loan taken out with a neighbouring county.
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22 Oct 18
Cash-strapped councils increasingly borrowing to invest in commercial properties risk local services - which are often for vulnerable people - being at the mercy of the property market, says CIPFA...
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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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22 Aug 18
The Treasury has warned against complacency after the UK posted its largest July surplus for 18 years.
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1 Aug 18
Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has reached a seven-year high as cash-strapped councils increasingly invest in capital projects.
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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 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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10 Apr 17
NHS Improvement chief Jim Mackey will ask Treasury officials today to sign-off a plan to borrow up to £10bn from hedge funds, The Times reports today.
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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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16 Feb 17
The Prudential Code, which guides local authorities’ capital borrowing, is no longer fit for purpose in Scotland’s changed economic and fiscal climate and should be replaced by a shared system of...
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21 Dec 16
Public sector borrowing in the first eight months of the financial year is £7.7bn lower than in the same period of 2015-16, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National...
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23 Nov 16
Combined authorities led by mayors are to be given borrowing powers and councils will have access to new low-cost loans under proposals set out today in the Autumn Statement to boost local growth.
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3 Aug 16
Public sector borrowing is set to increase by around £47bn over the next four years as the economy slows following the Brexit vote, economic researchers have forecast.
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4 Mar 16
English universities are set to increase borrowing levels in order to mitigate government funding reductions and to upgrade facilities, an analysis of the financial health of the sector by credit...
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19 Feb 16
Public sector borrowing in February and March will need to be nearly 50% lower than the same two months in 2015 for the Treasury to meet its deficit target, the Office for Budget Responsibility said...
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15 Jan 16
The UK government has provided £300m of borrowing flexibility to the Northern Ireland Executive since a deal was reached to restart Stormont power-sharing in November, Northern Ireland...
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22 Dec 15
Chancellor George Osborne has been warned that the government could miss its deficit target for 2015/16 by as much as £7bn after public sector borrowing for November increased by £1.3bn compared to...
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23 Sep 15
Higher than expected borrowing by local authorities has led to an upward revision of the public sector deficit in the first four months of the year, figures released by the Office for National...
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19 Jun 15
The outturn for public sector borrowing in 2014/15 has been revised up for the third month is a row and now stands at £89.2bn.
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20 May 15
A £200m inflation-linked bond issued by the Greater London Authority last week could provide a template for other local authorities looking to borrow from investors, according to a senior figure in...
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20 Mar 15
Local authorities in Scotland need to do more to set out the long-term implications of borrowing for capital projects to ensure that councillors are able to better scrutinise investment decisions,...
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.
26 Mar 19The Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to close down the last £1bn of its LOBO loan portfolio by the end of this year, The Guardian has reported.
13 Mar 19The chancellor has announced that assuming a Brexit deal is agreed and “uncertainty lifted”, he will launch a “full three-year spending review” before the summer break.
4 Jan 19Northamptonshire County Council has repaid a loan taken out with a neighbouring county.
22 Oct 18Cash-strapped councils increasingly borrowing to invest in commercial properties risk local services - which are often for vulnerable people - being at the mercy of the property market, says CIPFA...
21 Sep 18Borrowing in August was the highest it has been for two years, according to official figures.
1 Aug 18Local authority borrowing from the Public Works Loan Board has reached a seven-year high as cash-strapped councils increasingly invest in capital projects.
10 Apr 17NHS Improvement chief Jim Mackey will ask Treasury officials today to sign-off a plan to borrow up to £10bn from hedge funds, The Times reports today.
16 Feb 17The Prudential Code, which guides local authorities’ capital borrowing, is no longer fit for purpose in Scotland’s changed economic and fiscal climate and should be replaced by a shared system of...
21 Dec 16Public sector borrowing in the first eight months of the financial year is £7.7bn lower than in the same period of 2015-16, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National...
23 Nov 16Combined authorities led by mayors are to be given borrowing powers and councils will have access to new low-cost loans under proposals set out today in the Autumn Statement to boost local growth.
3 Aug 16Public sector borrowing is set to increase by around £47bn over the next four years as the economy slows following the Brexit vote, economic researchers have forecast.
4 Mar 16English universities are set to increase borrowing levels in order to mitigate government funding reductions and to upgrade facilities, an analysis of the financial health of the sector by credit...
19 Feb 16Public sector borrowing in February and March will need to be nearly 50% lower than the same two months in 2015 for the Treasury to meet its deficit target, the Office for Budget Responsibility said...
15 Jan 16The UK government has provided £300m of borrowing flexibility to the Northern Ireland Executive since a deal was reached to restart Stormont power-sharing in November, Northern Ireland...
22 Dec 15Chancellor George Osborne has been warned that the government could miss its deficit target for 2015/16 by as much as £7bn after public sector borrowing for November increased by £1.3bn compared to...
23 Sep 15Higher than expected borrowing by local authorities has led to an upward revision of the public sector deficit in the first four months of the year, figures released by the Office for National...
20 May 15A £200m inflation-linked bond issued by the Greater London Authority last week could provide a template for other local authorities looking to borrow from investors, according to a senior figure in...
20 Mar 15Local authorities in Scotland need to do more to set out the long-term implications of borrowing for capital projects to ensure that councillors are able to better scrutinise investment decisions,...
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