UK government debt as a percentage of GDP appears to have peaked according to recent data, leveling off unless GDP declines significantly in the second half of the year. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows public sector finances may have reached a high point for debt relative to the size of the economy. A chart from www.kittyussher.net discusses the latest debt figures.

1. UK economywatch: chart of the
week: 23rd Sept 2016
Data on govt debt as a % of
GDP shows that it may have
finally peaked, unless GDP
is much lower in the second
half of the year….
(ONS public sector finances 21 Sept 2016)
www.kittyussher.net