Spending on public sector debt interest during the Coalition 2010–2015 government
Year ending March 2010 → Year ending March 2015 · 5 periods
↑ 21.2%+£9.4bn £ billion
Spending on public sector debt interest rose by 21.2% over the period, from £44.3bn £ billion (Year ending March 2010, the level when the government took office) to £53.7bn (Year ending March 2015, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2010: £44.3bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2015: £53.7bn
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 paid on public sector debt in the financial year, in cash terms, on the PESA function basis.
Doesn’t measure: The ONS monthly debt interest series, which is on a different accounting basis and includes the effect of RPI on index-linked gilts differently.