Debt interest forecasts during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↑ 7.1%+£3.3bn £ billion
Debt interest forecasts rose by 7.1% over the period, from £46.6bn £ billion (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to £49.9bn (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: £46.6bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: £49.9bn
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
Central government gross debt interest in cash terms: the outturn as the OBR last knew it, with every official forecast for the same year.
Doesn’t measure: Net interest after the Bank of England's Asset Purchase Facility, or interest as a share of receipts.