Summary

Contains estimates of government deficit and debt data submitted biannually to the European Commission for the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) in accordance with the Maastricht Treaty.

Publications

• UK government debt and deficit: December 2017

  Quarterly estimates of UK government deficit and debt, given to the European Commission under the excessive deficit procedure protocol, as part of the Maastricht Treaty.

Data

• Government debt and deficit

  Summary, reconciliation and revisions information on UK government deficit and debt figures by calendar and financial year.

• General government annual expenditure: ESA Table 11

  Annual UK government expenditure for general government only, broken down by function using the classification of functions of government.

• General government quarterly non-financial accounts: ESA Table 25

  Breakdown of general government expenditure (both current and capital) and revenue.

• Central government annual expenditure: ESA Table 11

  Annual UK government expenditure for central government only, broken down by function using the classification of functions of government.

• Maastricht supplementary tables (EDP4) time series

  Guide to government finance statistics tables supplied to Eurostat for users of the data.

• Excessive deficit procedure main tables (calendar years)

  Government deficit or surplus by sector, debt levels and other supporting information.

• General government main aggregates: ESA Table 2

  Breakdown of general government expenditure (both current and capital) and revenue.

• Local government annual expenditure: ESA Table 11

  Annual UK government expenditure for local government only, broken down by function using the classification of functions of government.

• General government quarterly financial accounts: ESA Table 27

  Quarterly financial accounts of the general government sector and its sub-sectors, compiled according to European System of Accounts 2010.

• Excessive deficit procedure main tables (financial years)

  Government deficit or surplus by sector, debt levels and other supporting information.

• General government quarterly debt (Maastricht debt): ESA Table 28

  Government debt on a quarterly basis, for general government and its sub-sectors.

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