This bulletin presents the third provisional estimate of public sector finances in the UK for the complete financial year ending March 2016 (April 2015 to March 2016); these are not final figures and may be revised over the coming months as provisional data are replaced with finalised and audited data. Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £16.7 billion to £74.9 billion in the complete financial year ending March 2016 (April 2015 to March 2016), compared with the previous financial year. This £74.9 billion represents a £0.9 billion increase to the initial estimate of the complete ... (full story)