The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to have a significant impact on the UK public sector finances. These effects will arise from both the introduction of public health measures and from new government policies to support businesses and individuals. This release presents the second provisional estimates of UK public sector finances for the latest full financial year (April 2019 to March 2020) and the first estimate of April 2020. These are initial estimates and the extent of the COVID-19 impact is uncertain. The full effects of COVID-19 on the public finances will become clearer in the coming months. This ... (full story)