http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/ Economics Blog - current events and economics essays Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-5848 Jonathan Farrell Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:05:29 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-5848 Very concise and accurate definitions, consdidering the subtleties involved. Pension Liabilities are not included in the above as to arrive at them you need to apply complex mark to market calculations. As these can vary over the course of their life and so may not accurately reflect the liability at maturity, so they are not included in the above statistics. As sated above this is consistent globally. Very concise and accurate definitions, consdidering the subtleties involved.
Pension Liabilities are not included in the above as to arrive at them you need to apply complex mark to market calculations. As these can vary over the course of their life and so may not accurately reflect the liability at maturity, so they are not included in the above statistics. As sated above this is consistent globally.

]]> http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-5587 Nishi Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:52:18 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-5587 Pls gimme the latest figures of national debt for various countries for year 2009 Pls gimme the latest figures of national debt for various countries for year 2009

]]> http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-5498 Annual Debt and Total Debt in EU | Economics Blog Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:24:32 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-5498 [...] Understanding Government Debt [...] [...] Understanding Government Debt [...]

]]> http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-5203 angus Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:53:07 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-5203 How do the government's pension commitments to civil servants fit into all this? I understood that these were estimated currently to be over £800 billion. Is this right? How do the government’s pension commitments to civil servants fit into all this? I understood that these were estimated currently to be over £800 billion. Is this right?

]]> http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-3607 ann Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:49:36 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-3607 What country has the highest government debt currently? What country has the highest government debt currently?

]]> http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2888 Mick Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:09:54 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-2888 Great, thanks for that. Great, thanks for that.

]]> http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/uk-economy/understanding-government-debt-statistics/comment-page-1/#comment-2488 Lawrence Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:41:35 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/?p=1225#comment-2488 Hi, thanks for the quick response. Clear now! Hi, thanks for the quick response. Clear now!

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