Public sector debt interest, real terms during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
Year ending March 2017 → Year ending March 2019 · 2 periods
↓ 4.6%−£3.4bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices
Public sector debt interest, real terms fell by 4.6% over the period, from £74.6bn £ billion, 2024-25 prices (Year ending March 2017, the level when the government took office) to £71.2bn (Year ending March 2019, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2017: £74.6bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2019: £71.2bn
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
Public sector debt interest in real terms, at 2024-25 prices.
Doesn’t measure: Spending as a share of GDP, or spending in cash terms.