Public finances (Dec.)

December’s public finances data ended 2012 on a disappointing note. While the deficit in the last quarter of the fiscal year will be flattered by temporary factors, including the transfer of the Bank of England’s QE fund, this will only go so far to disguise the adverse fiscal effects of a weak economy.

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