Public spending – House of Commons Library

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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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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…

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…

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. …

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.…

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.…