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Public sector monthly figure beats economists’ estimates and shows labour market resilience
Borrowing to fall sharply in 2021-22, providing chance to invest more in public services
As with ESG, health ought to be a key factor in investment decisions
Higher house prices, increased values of defined benefit pensions and government support are main drivers
Emergency pandemic measures led to a rise from £57bn to more than £303bn in 2020-21
Government needed £19bn to bridge gap between spending and income
Chancellor concerned higher borrowing costs could destabilise public finances
Chancellor’s public spending plans are ‘implausible’, and could be amended in autumn, say experts
Projected government borrowing of £355bn in 2020-21 highlights scale of chancellor’s task
Rishi Sunak signals a shift from the fiscal orthodoxy that has reigned since the Thatcher era
UK chancellor set to provide more support for economy, but also due to unveil tax rises
Small rate increases will cause big jump in borrowing costs due to soaring public debt
UK public borrowing set to exceed £350bn in 2020-21, which would be a peacetime record
The party must decide what it wants Britain’s future to look like
Conservative MPs want chancellor to take advantage of cheap borrowing
Meagre spending growth in December coincides with further weakening of public finances
UK chancellor played Santa and spent big this year and wants consumers to do so too to fuel recovery
Pandemic continues to weaken public finances with falling revenues and soaring spending in November
Britain must reassure the world it is in the hands of competent leaders
Sharing economy faces multibillion-pound VAT review as exchequer searches for ways to plug hole in public finances
The chancellor could have done more to dispel worries about public finances
OBR fiscal watchdog flags tough choices facing Sunak on stabilising public finances
Sunak expected to announce temporary reduction to 0.5% of GDP in spending review
Groups including Save the Children say move would damage Britain’s international standing
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