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12 Nov 20
UK GDP soared by a record 15.5% in the third quarter of this year as lockdown measures were loosened, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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21 Aug 20
UK public sector net debt reached £2trn for the first time in July, in part down to the increased borrowing resulting from Covid-19.
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27 Jul 20
The UK’s economic recovery from Covid-19 may not take place until late-2024, as hopes of a V-shaped recovery “diminish”, according to economists at advisory firm EY.
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19 Jun 20
Public sector net debt rose to 100.9% of GDP in May, the first time debt has exceeded 100% since 1963, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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1 Oct 19
Groups have called for the housing crisis to be fixed after official figures revealed two homeless people died in England and Wales each day last year.
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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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25 Jun 19
A think-tank has warned most forms of Brexit will damage the UK economy - while the Office for National Statistics has predicted borrowing will increase this financial year.
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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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29 May 19
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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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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12 Mar 19
Donald Trump’s presidential credentials, employment figures and rough sleeping stats, from the March 2019 edition of Public Finance magazine.
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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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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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18 Dec 18
NHS commissioning needs a prolonged period of organisational stability after almost three decades of change, according to the UK’s spending watchdog.
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17 Dec 18
The national deficit will increase by £12bn when the Office for National Statistics changes the way it records students loans.
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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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16 Aug 18
The lowest proportion of people were employed in the UK's public sector in March 2018 since comparable records began 13 years ago, ONS figures have shown.
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23 May 18
Public sector net borrowing has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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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.