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Public Sector Debt
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what the forecast level of public sector net debt as a proportion of GDP will be in each year of the fore
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 17 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 23 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook published in March 2026, what the forecast level of public sector net debt as a proportion of GDP will be in each year of the fore
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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23 Mar 2026
Answer published
This data is available at Table A.9: Fiscal aggregates in the March 2026 Economic and Fiscal Outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The government’s fiscal plan brings down borrowing and debt, keeps the public finances on a susta...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Economic Growth
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Public Expenditure
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Fiscal Policy
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Fuels: Excise Duties
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Fuels: Prices
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Fuels: Prices
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Multinational Companies: Taxation
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Banking Hubs
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Food: Import Duties
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