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Student loans the last nail in the coffin of the fiscal rule

The implementation of a change to how student loans are classified in the public finances, on top of a jump in government spending so far this year and the 2019 Spending Round, means the Government’s fiscal target is dead in the water. But this shouldn’t cause investors to take fright or prevent the Chancellor, Sajid Javid, from supporting the economy however Brexit turns out.

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