Economy, Business & Finance

We check facts about the UK economy. This includes money issues like prices, taxes, jobs, people out of work, and housing. We also look at how these things are different in each part of the UK.

18 March 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

17 March's BBC Question Time, factchecked

We've checked the panel's claims on disability benefits, government borrowing, childhood obesity, and academies. Read

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16 March 2016

Economy, Business & Finance

Economy introductions: the size of government debt

The government owes £1.7 trillion. That’s the size of public sector net debt, or the national debt. It’s different to the government deficit. Read

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