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Public spending

Government Public spending Research Briefing 

Revised Government spending plans for 2018/19

February 20, 2019February 23, 2019 0 Views

This briefing looks at the most recent set of the Government’s spending plans, the Supplementary Estimates 2018/19, and provides both…

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Local government Public spending Research Briefing Tax 

Local Government Finance Settlement 2019-20

February 1, 2019February 8, 2019 0 Views

A briefing on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2019-20 for England.…

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Armed forces Defence equipment and spending Public spending Research Briefing 

An introduction to defence procurement

January 28, 2019February 1, 2019 0 Views

This Commons Library briefing explains some of the core aspects of defence procurement including sovereign capabilities, single source contracting and…

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Economic policy Economic situation Public spending Research Briefing 

Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: statistics

January 22, 2019January 28, 2019 admin 2 Views

This is a purely statistical note on public sector borrowing (the budget deficit), public sector debt and government debt interest…

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Economic situation Public spending Research Briefing 

Public Finances: Key Economic Indicators

January 22, 2019January 28, 2019 admin 0 Views

Latest data on government net borrowing and net debt.…

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Economic policy Public spending Research Briefing 

Balanced budget rule

January 18, 2019January 24, 2019 0 Views

On 23 January, there will be a Westminster Hall debate a balanced budget rule, sponsored by Lee Rowley MP. The…

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Economic policy Public spending Research Briefing 

The Office for Budget Responsibility and Charter for Budget Responsibility

January 17, 2019January 22, 2019 admin 0 Views

This briefing investigates who the Office for Budget Responsibility are and what they do. It also discusses the Government’s fiscal…

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Dashboard Local Data: Local Government Local government Public spending 

Local authority data: finances

December 21, 2018February 13, 2019 House of Commons Library 1367 Views

This page provides details on both spending and funding of local authorities in England. Funding figures are not given for…

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Finance Higher education Insight Public spending 

Student loans: ONS changes accounting rules

December 18, 2018February 13, 2019 House of Commons Library 630 Views Matt Keep, Paul Bolton

Last week we took a look at student loans and the Government’s deficit. Now the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has…

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Higher education Insight Public spending 

Student loans and the Government’s deficit

December 13, 2018February 13, 2019 House of Commons Library 916 Views Matt Keep, Paul Bolton

When student loans are issued they don’t immediately effect the Government’s deficit. Here we look at why this is of concern to some and what the ONS is doing about it. …

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Economic policy Economic situation Local Data: Work & Incomes Public spending Research Briefing Work & Incomes 

Public sector employment by parliamentary constituency

December 7, 2018December 14, 2018 Rosie Barber 0 Views

This note analyses public sector employment by Parliamentary constituency.…

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Brexit Insight Public spending The EU 

Withdrawal Agreement: The financial settlement

December 5, 2018December 6, 2018 House of Commons Library 2007 Views Matt Keep

The UK-EU financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £35-£39 billion. Here we look at what that covers, and what might happen it there is no-deal.…

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Brexit Economic policy Economic situation International trade Public spending Research Briefing The EU 

Brexit deal: Economic analyses

December 4, 2018December 11, 2018 admin 0 Views

What are the ways in which Brexit could affect the economy? And what do studies of the potential impact of…

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Public spending Research Briefing 

Public spending by country and region

November 28, 2018December 4, 2018 admin 0 Views

This note provides information on levels of public spending per head in the countries and regions of the UK.…

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Brexit EU institutions Farming and fishing Public spending Research Briefing 

The UK’s contribution to the EU budget

November 23, 2018November 29, 2018 Rosie Barber 15 Views

This note considers how much the UK contributes to the EU budget and how much it receives back. Potential payments…

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