The UK Internal Market Bill 2019-21 will return to the House of Commons for consideration of Lords amendments on 7 December. This paper explains the central issues and the reasons for the amendments.
Documents to download
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Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: statistics (125 KB, PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: data (295 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (295 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
The charts below show public sector net borrowing, public sector net debt and debt interest payments. Outturn figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the latest Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts are shown.
The Library briefing Coronavirus: Effect on the economy and public finances discusses borrowing, debt and debt interest.
Other Library briefings discuss borrowing and debt further: The budget deficit: a short guide provides some key definitions, whilst public finances discusses recent outturns and forecasts.
Borrowing and debt data are available back to the 1920s the OBR’s public finances databank. The data are in the sheet called ‘Public finances since 1920’.
Documents to download
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Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: statistics (125 KB, PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: data (295 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (295 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
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