Methodology related to public sector finance

  • Monthly statistics on the public sector finances: a methodological guide

    Methodology | Released on 4 October 2023

    This methodological guide provides comprehensive contextual and methodological information on the monthly Public sector finances (PSF) statistical bulletin, which is jointly produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and HM Treasury (HMT).

    Keywords: methodology, data source, fiscal, explain, PSF

  • Public sector finances QMI

    Methodology | Released on 4 October 2023

    Quality and Methodology Information for the UK public sector finances and government deficit and debt under the Maastricht Treaty, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: national debt, public finance, PSF, excessive deficit procedure, EDP

  • Country and regional public sector finances QMI

    Methodology | Released on 26 May 2023

    Quality and Methodology Information (QMI) report for country and regional public sector finances, detailing the strengths and limitations of the data, methods used, and data uses and users.

    Keywords: fiscal balance, tax, quality, government

  • Country and regional public sector finances: methodology guide

    Methodology | Released on 26 May 2023

    A guide to the methodologies used to produce the country and regional public sector finances statistics.

    Keywords: government, expenditure, revenue, finance, region, PSF

  • The calculation of interest payable on government gilts

    Methodology | Released on 18 July 2022

    Explains the recording of interest payable to holders of UK government gilts in the UK public sector finances.

    Keywords: debt interest, bonds, inflation, debt

  • Wider measures of the public sector balance sheet: public sector net worth

    Methodology | Released on 22 June 2021

    This article outlines plans to introduce an additional statistical aggregate to the public sector finance statistics and explains how it will differ from existing measures.

    Keywords: debt, deficit, PSNW, public finances, government

  • Student loans in the public sector finances: a methodological guide

    Methodology | Released on 22 January 2020

    Explains the methods we will use to partition student loans into government expenditure and a financial transaction.

    Keywords: partition, forecast, repayments, impacts, estimates

  • International Monetary Fund's Government Finance Statistics framework in the public sector finances

    Methodology | Released on 22 October 2019

    An overview of the International Monetary Fund's government finance statistics framework and an explanation of the supplementary data introduced alongside the public sector finances.

    Keywords: balance sheet, net worth, debt, fiscal

  • Pensions in the public sector finances: a methodological guide

    Methodology | Released on 24 September 2019

    Explains the methods and data sources we use to record pensions in fiscal statistics.

    Keywords: government, expenditure, welfare,

  • Pensions in public sector finances: consultation response

    Methodology | Released on 21 November 2018

    Our response to the recent consultation on the treatment of pension statistics in the public sector finances, summarising the responses to the consultation and outlining the next steps to be taken.

    Keywords: statistics, government, funded, unfunded, liabilities