Dataset(s): Appendix H: Breakdown showing the effect of the Blue Book 2017 changes on public sector net borrowing by sector UK, £ million

Presents the effect of the Blue Book 2017 changes on public sector net borrowing, with individual analysis on central and local government and public corporations.

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Release date:
21 September 2017

Next release:
20 October 2017

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Correction See correction
An error occurred in our estimation of local government net borrowing for the period January 2016 to June 2017, which did not include updated estimates of intermediate consumption. We have corrected this error, which also feeds through into the overall public sector borrowing. The effect is of the correction is to reduce borrowing by £89m in 2015/16, by £568m in 2016/17 and by £142m in 2017/18 year-to-date. We have also identified a small error in the reporting of central government net investment components between April 2013 and July 2017. The error was limited to Table PSA6F and correcting it has had no impact on either central government net investment or net borrowing. You can see all previous versions of these data on the previous versions page. ONS apologises for any inconvenience.
26 September 2017 10:30