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	''Public sector finances.''		''Public sector finances.''

	~~The~~ ratio between ~~government~~ debt and its gross domestic product (GDP).		Debt-to-GDP ratio is the ratio between a country's national debt and its gross domestic product (GDP).


	This ratio is used ~~investors, leaders, and economists~~ to gauge a country's ability to ~~pay off~~ its debt.		This ratio is used to gauge a country's ability to service its debt.

	A high ratio means a country is not producing or earning enough to service its debt. A low ratio means there is plenty of economic activity to generate the value to meet the commitments.		A high ratio means a country is not producing or earning enough to service its debt.

			A low ratio means there is plenty of economic activity to generate the value to meet the commitments.

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	<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing deficits in the UK'''''</span>		:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing deficits in the UK'''''</span>

	: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in [UK] government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP...		: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in [UK] government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP...

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	<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing deficits in the UK'''''</span>		<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing deficits in the UK'''''</span>

	: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in [UK] government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP. ... Before the impact of the coronavirus became clear, the government was content to run an ongoing deficit that would broadly stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term rather than reduce it – a judgement that it will no doubt re-visit in the wake of the current crisis."		: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in [UK] government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP...

			:Before the impact of the coronavirus became clear, the government was content to run an ongoing deficit that would broadly stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term rather than reduce it – a judgement that it will no doubt re-visit in the wake of the current crisis."

	:''The UK OBR’s coronavirus analysis, 14 April 2020''		:''The UK OBR’s coronavirus analysis, 14 April 2020''

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	The ratio between government debt and its gross domestic product.		''Public sector finances.''

			The ratio between government debt and its gross domestic product (GDP).


	This ratio is used investors, leaders, and economists to gauge a country's ability to pay off its debt.		This ratio is used investors, leaders, and economists to gauge a country's ability to pay off its debt.

	A high ratio means a country is not producing enough to ~~pay off~~ its debt. A low ratio means there is plenty of economic ~~output~~ to ~~make~~ the ~~payments~~.		A high ratio means a country is not producing or earning enough to service its debt. A low ratio means there is plenty of economic activity to generate the value to meet the commitments.


	<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing ~~deficit~~'''''</span>		<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing deficits in the UK'''''</span>

	: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP. ... Before the impact of the coronavirus became clear, the ~~Government~~ was content to run an ongoing deficit that would broadly stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term rather than reduce it – a judgement that it will no doubt re-visit in the wake of the current crisis."		: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in [UK] government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP. ... Before the impact of the coronavirus became clear, the government was content to run an ongoing deficit that would broadly stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term rather than reduce it – a judgement that it will no doubt re-visit in the wake of the current crisis."

	:''The OBR’s coronavirus analysis, 14 April 2020''		:''The UK OBR’s coronavirus analysis, 14 April 2020''


	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[COVID-19]]
	* [[Debt]]		* [[Debt]]
	* [[Deficit]]		* [[Deficit]]
	* [[Gross domestic product]]		* [[Gross domestic product]]
	* [[Office for Budget Responsibility]]		* [[Office for Budget Responsibility]] (OBR)
			* [[Public sector]]
	* [[Ratio]]		* [[Ratio]]

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The ratio between government debt and its gross domestic product.

This ratio is used investors, leaders, and economists to gauge a country's ability to pay off its debt.

A high ratio means a country is not producing enough to pay off its debt. A low ratio means there is plenty of economic output to make the payments.

<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Ongoing deficit'''''</span>

: "The net effect of the coronavirus impact and the policy response is likely to be a sharp (but largely temporary) increase in government borrowing that will leave public sector net debt permanently higher as a share of GDP. ... Before the impact of the coronavirus became clear, the Government was content to run an ongoing deficit that would broadly stabilise the debt-to-GDP ratio over the medium term rather than reduce it – a judgement that it will no doubt re-visit in the wake of the current crisis."

:''The OBR’s coronavirus analysis, 14 April 2020''

==See also==
* [[Debt]]
* [[Deficit]]
* [[Gross domestic product]]
* [[Office for Budget Responsibility]]
* [[Ratio]]