ONS · 11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015

Debt interest paid during the Coalition 2010–2015 government

April 2010 → April 2015 · 60 periods

↑ 22.0%+£1bn £ million

Debt interest paid rose by 22.0% over the period, from £4.8bn £ million (April 2010, the level when the government took office) to £5.8bn (April 2015, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level April 2010: £4.8bn
Level when it left April 2015: £5.8bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

Interest and dividends paid by the public sector to the private sector and the rest of the world in the month, excluding public sector banks.

Doesn’t measure: Interest paid between parts of the public sector, which nets out.