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Chart of the Week: UK Government & Household Debt vs. GDP

posted on November 22, 2018

Over the past 40 years, government debt as a proportion of GDP has predominantly remained in the 30%-50% range. This trend ended with the financial crisis, after which government policy has been centered on reducing the debt to GDP ratio…

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