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Government debt
Government debt is also known as public debt, national debt or sovereign debt and is money (or credit) owed by a central government to creditors within the country (domestic, or internal debt) as well as to international creditors.
In 2015 the UK public sector received £671 billion, spent £753 billion, borrowed £82 billion, had a current budget deficit of £46 billion and at the end of 2015 a debt of just over £1.6 trillion (or 84% of GDP)
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Record Debt Puts Developing Countries in Crisis
14th December 2023
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Sri Lankan Debt Crisis Update
19th January 2023
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The Size of UK Government Debt
2nd August 2022
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Fiscal Policy - The Government Debt Service Burden
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Can countries pay back pandemic debt?
20th June 2021
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Maximum sustainable debt
16th July 2016
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Britain's Government Debt - Who is Buying It?
15th September 2016
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The Debt Deficit Distinction
16th January 2017
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Government debt and the interest burden
15th January 2017
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Update on the Greek Economic Crisis
8th February 2017
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What's Happening With the Government's Finances?
7th March 2017
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The Snowball of Debt
14th March 2017
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Estonia - Growth and Development
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External Debt Relief
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Macro Revision - Aspects of Fiscal Policy
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Prospects for the Greek Economy
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Greek Economy: Deficit, Debt and Austerity
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Government debt - how much is too much?
9th September 2020
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UK government debt hits £2tn for first time
24th August 2020
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Monetary Financing
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Surge in borrowing takes UK national debt above 100% of GDP
19th June 2020
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Evaluating the effects of rising national debt
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Fiscal Policy: The Budget Deficit
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Fiscal Policy: The National Debt
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Debt and Economic Development
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A* Exam Technique: Evaluating government borrowing to promote development
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Development economics - new essays for practice
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Economics of a Budget (Fiscal) Surplus
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Case for cutting the National Debt (Revision Essay Plan)
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Debt crisis warning for poorest countries
4th April 2019
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UK Economy Update 2019: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
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Debt
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State of the UK Economy (May 2018)
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Fiscal Policy (Revision Presentation)
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Fiscal Policy - Government Borrowing
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Cyclical and Structural Budget Deficits
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Fiscal Policy in the UK - Key Facts in 2018
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Fiscal Deficits and the National Debt
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Difference between National Debt and External Debt
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Macro Risks: China's Addiction to Debt
22nd August 2017
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Managing the National Debt
13th June 2017
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Public Debt - A Long Run Perspective
29th April 2017
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Debts and Deficits
11th June 2016
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Fiscal Policy Revision: Focus on UK Government Debt
26th March 2016
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GDP Bonds and Greek Debt
12th March 2015
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Could Cyprus economic recession be nearing its end?
31st October 2015
