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22 Jun 20
Ministers have been called to temporarily relax the borrowing rules for local authorities to cover-day-day spending, according to a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
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22 May 20
Public sector borrowing hit a record £62.1bn in April 2020, during the first full month of Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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15 Apr 20
The Office for Budget Responsibility has predicted UK GDP could fall by as much as 35% in the second quarter of this year, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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25 Mar 20
The Public Works Loan Board lending limit is to be raised from £95bn to £115bn under measures in the Finance Act 2020.
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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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21 Sep 16
Public sector borrowing for August decreased by £0.9bn to £10.5bn compared with the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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19 Aug 16
The UK public sector received more in taxes and other income than it spent to record a surplus of £1bn in July, according to official figures released today.
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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.
22 Jun 20Ministers have been called to temporarily relax the borrowing rules for local authorities to cover-day-day spending, according to a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies.
22 May 20Public sector borrowing hit a record £62.1bn in April 2020, during the first full month of Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to the Office for National Statistics.
21 Sep 16Public sector borrowing for August decreased by £0.9bn to £10.5bn compared with the same month last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.
19 Jun 15The 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.
