The key issue - which @tompope.bsky.socialwww.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/me... is not so much the level at which these measures of debt puts the number at, as the *profile* that results.
How is public debt measured and what does this tell us about fiscal sustainability?
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From policy announcements to political positioning, the Labour conference in Liverpool was followed closely by the IfG team.
As the government floats changing the definition of debt covered in its fiscal rules, what are the options, the pros and cons, and how much "headroom" would they provide? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/wh...www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/ho...