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19 May 21
Reduced net migration to the UK due to Covid-19 and Brexit could create further pressure on local government finances, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
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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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22 Jul 19
Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
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3 Jul 19
Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
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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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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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9 Oct 18
Fiscal devolution and a reconfiguration of political economy in localities will become the battleground of domestic policy in the post-Brexit general election, argues Jonathan Werran.
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22 Aug 18
Scotland’s public finances showed a modest improvement this year, with a recovery in North Sea oil and gas revenue driving the notional deficit down to 7.9% of GDP, compared to 8.9% last year.
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20 Oct 17
The government borrowed £5.9bn in September, its lowest September net borrowing since 2007.
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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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9 Aug 17
Alcohol and smoking are not a drain on public finances and actually provide a net benefit of £22.8bn, according to a study by the Institute of Economic Affairs.
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21 Jul 17
Public sector borrowing was £2bn higher in June this year than the same time last year, reaching £6.9bn, according to the latest official figures.
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21 Mar 17
Public sector borrowing for the financial year-to-date is at its lowest level since 2008, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics – but inflation has now...
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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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23 Nov 16
Philip Hammond went into this Autumn Statement with little room for manoeuvre but there were some telling tweaks
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21 Oct 16
Public borrowing was £10.6bn in September – an increase of £1.3bn compared to the same month in 2015 – exceeding Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts and adding to the...
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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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10 Jun 16
The aims of the government’s devolution drive have multiplied, while the limits of centralised public finances are being exposed. More transparent ways of doing decentralisation are needed
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25 May 16
Public sector borrowing in the 2015-16 financial year has been revised upwards by £2bn and now stands at £76.0bn, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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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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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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19 Feb 16
Continued focus on deficit reduction risks neglecting the economy’s real vulnerabilities, upon which the health of public finances depends
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15 Feb 16
The £27bn boost to the public finances used by George Osborne at last November’s Spending Review to reduce the scope of planned spending cuts could turn out to be “illusory”,...
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26 Jan 16
A review by the European Commission has found that the public finances in the UK face a high level of risk due to increasing public sector debt levels forecast over the next decade.
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20 Nov 15
Public sector borrowing in October stood at £8.2bn, the highest deficit for the month since 2009, according to official figures.
19 May 21Reduced net migration to the UK due to Covid-19 and Brexit could create further pressure on local government finances, according to ratings agency Moody’s.
21 Aug 19Confidence 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.
22 Jul 19Global tax avoidance, Italy’s deteriorating public finances and New Zealand’s ‘landmark well-being budget’ - all in the Numbers Game from the July-August 2019 edition of Public Finance...
3 Jul 19Tory leadership contenders are falling over themselves to lavish money on public finances. Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff asks if they can put the money where their mouths are.
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.
22 Jan 19Public sector net borrowing was £300m higher in December compared to the month time in 2017, official figures have shown.
9 Oct 18Fiscal devolution and a reconfiguration of political economy in localities will become the battleground of domestic policy in the post-Brexit general election, argues Jonathan Werran.
22 Aug 18Scotland’s public finances showed a modest improvement this year, with a recovery in North Sea oil and gas revenue driving the notional deficit down to 7.9% of GDP, compared to 8.9% last year.
9 Aug 17Alcohol and smoking are not a drain on public finances and actually provide a net benefit of £22.8bn, according to a study by the Institute of Economic Affairs.
23 Nov 16Philip Hammond went into this Autumn Statement with little room for manoeuvre but there were some telling tweaks
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.
10 Jun 16The aims of the government’s devolution drive have multiplied, while the limits of centralised public finances are being exposed. More transparent ways of doing decentralisation are needed
25 May 16Public sector borrowing in the 2015-16 financial year has been revised upwards by £2bn and now stands at £76.0bn, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
22 Mar 16Public 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...
19 Feb 16Continued focus on deficit reduction risks neglecting the economy’s real vulnerabilities, upon which the health of public finances depends
15 Feb 16The £27bn boost to the public finances used by George Osborne at last November’s Spending Review to reduce the scope of planned spending cuts could turn out to be “illusory”,...
26 Jan 16A review by the European Commission has found that the public finances in the UK face a high level of risk due to increasing public sector debt levels forecast over the next decade.
20 Nov 15Public sector borrowing in October stood at £8.2bn, the highest deficit for the month since 2009, according to official figures.
